A retrospective comparison of the burden of organophosphate poisoning to an Intensive Care Unit in Soweto over two separate periods

Introduction: Organophosphate poisoning (OPP) is a major health-care burden in South Africa. Recently, we have observed that patients admitted to our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with OPP have followed a more complicated course in comparison to previous years. Objectives: To describe the differences in...

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Main Authors: Shahed Omar, Imtiaz A. Bahemia, Lara Toerien, Karyll M. San Pedro, Ayesha B. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X2030104X