Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Mohd Jamin Z

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• Research Article
  Retrospective Observational Study of Organophosphate Poisoning in an Urban Malaysian Hospital
  Author(s): Sivaganabalan R, Mohd Jamin Z, Loke KY, Z’aba N, Periathamby S and Mohd Abdul Kader Jailani MF Sivaganabalan R, Mohd Jamin Z, Loke KY, Z’aba N, Periathamby S and Mohd Abdul Kader Jailani MF
  
  Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine treatment interventions that provided the best outcome for patients. Initial treatment interventions performed in the emergency department such as decontamination, antidote administration and intubation will be analysed. Subsequent management in the intensive care unit with complications related to invasive ventilation will be analysed. The risks of aspiration pneumonia for patients who underwent gastric lavage with or without administration of activated charcoal will also be analysed. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted. Study population included all patients presenting to the emergency department of Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah with history of having consumed an organophosphate from the 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2016. The inclusion criteria was all patients wi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0495.1000378

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