Table 4 Detoxification protocol and treatment outcome for patients with organophosphate poisoning, stratified according to diabetes mellitus status (N = 118)
Variable | Total (N = 118) | Non–diabetes mellitus (N = 109) | Diabetes mellitus (N = 9) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gastric lavage, n (%) | 95 (80.5) | 89 (81.7) | 6 (66.7) | 0.275 |
Active charcoal and magnesium citrate, n (%) | 88 (74.6) | 83 (76.1) | 5 (55.6) | 0.173 |
Atropine, n (%) | 116 (98.3) | 108 (99.1) | 8 (88.9) | 0.023* |
Pralidoxime, n (%) | 115 (97.5) | 107 (98.2) | 8 (88.9) | 0.089 |
Time from poisoning to hospital, hours (median, IQR) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.5 (2.0, 9.0) | 0.893 |
Duration of follow-up, months (median, IQR) | 1.25 (0.40, 9.06) | 1.23 (0.43, 8.63) | 2.27 (0.25, 15.67) | 0.219 |
Mortality, n (%) | 18 (15.3) | 15 (13.8) | 3 (33.3) | 0.117 |
Cause of death, n (%) | 0.333 | |||
Cardiogenic | 10 (8.5) | 8 (7.3) | 2 (22.2) | |
Respiratory failure | 6 (5.1) | 5 (4.6) | 1 (11.1) | |
Sepsis | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) |