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Severe Hypothermia Causing Ventricular Arrhythmia in Organophosphorus Poisoning

Organophosphorus poisoning cases are routinely treated across all Intensive Care Units adjoining the rural areas where agriculture is the main source of income. We present a unique case of severe hypothermia seen in a case of organophosphorus poisoning, which led to electrocardiogram disturbances an...

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Autores principales: Munta, Kartik, Santosh, Paiullah, Surath, Manimala Rao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28250607
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_443_16
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Sumario:Organophosphorus poisoning cases are routinely treated across all Intensive Care Units adjoining the rural areas where agriculture is the main source of income. We present a unique case of severe hypothermia seen in a case of organophosphorus poisoning, which led to electrocardiogram disturbances and life-threatening arrhythmias.