Manoj Kumar, (2016) Comparison of Glasgow Coma Scale and QTC Interval for Predicting Outcomes in Organophosphate Poisoning. Masters thesis, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Organophosphate is the most common mode of poisoning in rural India. Respiratory failure is the commonest cause of mortality in these patients. Thus, it is very important to identify patients with severe poisoning at presentation in order to refer them to a higher center for ICU care. In our study, we aimed to compare the GCS score and QTc interval for predicting outcomes in OP poisoning. We did a hospital based, prospective and retrospective observational study with a sample size of 50 patients. We found that patients with respiratory failure and the non survivors had a lower mean GCS score and longer mean QTc intervals compared to those who did not develop complications. The GCS score and QTc correlated with each other in predicting complications and mortality. Thus, we conclude that presence of a low GCS score and a prolonged QTc interval is associated with a higher incidence of respiratory failure and higher mortality in organophosphate poisoning.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.201311017 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | OPC ; organophosphate ; Glasgow coma scale ; QTc interval ; respiratory failure. |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > General Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2019 10:14 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2019 10:14 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/10523 |
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