Organophosphate poisoning Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Organophosphate poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will receive gastric lavage on admission irrespective of whether they have had experience of it or not. Because of the ethical problem in China, we will not analyse the OP patients with no ga
the tube is then put through the nose. The tube is confirmed in the stomach by pulling out gastric content or if a sound is heard in the stomach area. The gastric content is sucked out first and then
the procedure will be done by skilled medical staff. The lavage will be stopped as soon as any serious complication happens.
A 10 ml blood sample with Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid
Sponsors
Peking Union Medical College Hospital (China)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients admitted to the medical wards with a history of acute organophosphate poisoning through stomach
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Under the age of 18 years 2. Known to be pregnant 3. Have ingested other kinds of poison at the same time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All-cause mortality at hospital discharge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. % of patients requiring intubation because of the respiratory failure 2. Period of ventilation 3. % of patients developing the intermediate syndrome (cranial nerve palsies and/or proximal weakness, without distal weakness, after resolution of the cholinergic crisis) 4. Number of the organ dysfunction and 50% recovery time for blood acetylcholinesterase enzyme activity | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed