Organophosphate poisoning

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Key articles

Eddleston M, Buckley NA, Eyer P, et al. Management of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning. Lancet. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):597-607.Full text  Abstract

Lavonas EJ, Akpunonu PD, Arens AM, et al. 2023 American Heart Association focused update on the management of patients with cardiac arrest or life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning: an update to the American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Circulation. 2023 Oct 17;148(16):e149-84.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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12. Eddleston M, Buckley NA, Eyer P, et al. Management of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning. Lancet. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):597-607.Full text  Abstract

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20. Buckley NA, Eddleston M, Li Y, et al. Oximes for acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Feb 16;(2):CD005085.Full text  Abstract

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29. Brvar M, Chan MY, Dawson AH, et al. Magnesium sulfate and calcium channel blocking drugs as antidotes for acute organophosphorus insecticide poisoning - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Mar 20;56(8):725-36. Abstract

30. Roberts DM, Buckley NA. Alkalinisation for organophosphorus pesticide poisoning. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD004897.Full text  Abstract

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33. Dassanayake TL, Weerasinghe VS, Gawarammana I, et al. Subacute and chronic neuropsychological sequalae of acute organophosphate pesticide self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study from Sri Lanka. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Feb;59(2):118-30. Abstract

34. Pannu AK, Bhalla A, Vishnu RI, et al. Organophosphate induced delayed neuropathy after an acute cholinergic crisis in self-poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Jun;59(6):488-92. Abstract

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