Organophosphate insecticides are the choice group of all insecticides,
now, and are the most common cause of poisoning. Organophosphates
inhibit acetyl –choline esteras enzyme,specialy in parasympatic synapsies in
man,and cause muscarinic effects,they also act on somatic nerves and
autonomic gangelia to present nicotinic effects, and C.N.S manifestation
may also be demonstrated. Drug treatment in these patients include
atropine & oximes specially if nicotinic effects are apparant,oximes will be
necessary. This investigation compares two different sorts of treatment as
Atropine & Atropine + Oxime in poisoned patient with organophosphates
showing muscarinic signs and symptoms.
This study is an experimental clinical trial and 140 patients being
poisoned by organophosphates were reffered to special ward of poisoning
of Sina-Hospital-hamadan, then they were divided into two randomized
groups and were treated with one of the two kinds of treatment.
The results of the treatment using one and two drugs were divided into 3
categories , i.e. complete recovery , recovery with complication (respiratory
infection) , and mortality. Complete recovery was 95.5 & 87.9% in cases who
received one and two drug therapy respectively. Recovery with
complication was seen in 4.1% and 7.6% of patients using one and two drug
therapy respectively. Mortality was and 4.5% in cases who received one
and two drug respectively.
Statistical calculations and examinations distinguished no expressive
diversity between these two kinds of treatment.( p- value > 0.05)
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