Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning – Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Authors

  • Dheeraj B. More
     Department of Cardiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra ,IN
  • Harshad Malve
     Department of Pharmacology, Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences, Dahanu – 401606, Maharashtra ,IN
  • Mahendra N. Wankhede
     Department of Forensic Medicine, H. B. T. Medical College and Cooper Hospital, Mumbai – 400056, Maharashtra ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/ti/2021/v28i4/28095

Keywords:

Aluminium Phosphide Toxicity, Multidisciplinary Treatment, Rodenticide Poisoning
Medicine

Abstract

A usual ingredient of rodenticide, aluminium phosphide is known for its poisoning which happens to be one of the common causes of suicides in India. Signs and symptoms of toxicity with aluminium phosphide are wellknown. Circulatory failure plays an important role in mortality with aluminium phosphide poisoning. Aluminium phosphide poisoning is associated with high mortality as there is no specific antidote available yet. There is a need for correct treatment approach to manage this fatal poisoning. In this retrospective analysis we present a data of forty cases registered at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai. We developed a multidisciplinary treatment approach to aluminium phosphide poisoning which may help in better patient outcomes. Correct treatment protocol with supportive therapy resulted in better survival in these patients. Hence we propose this aggressive, appropriate management with continuous haemodynamic monitoring and multidisciplinary treatment approach to reduce the mortality in aluminium phosphide poisoning.

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2021-12-22

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More, D. B., Malve, H., & Wankhede, M. N. (2021). Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning – Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital. Toxicology International, 28(4), 403–409. https://doi.org/10.18311/ti/2021/v28i4/28095

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Volume 28, Issue 4, October-December 2021

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Received 2021-07-06
Accepted 2021-08-21
Published 2021-12-22

 

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