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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

Acute oleander poisoning: A study of clinical profile from a tertiary care center in South India.

Gunasekaran Karthik, Ramya Iyadurai, Ravikar Ralph, Vijay Prakash, K P Prabhakar Abhilash, Sowmya Sathyendra, O C Abraham, Catherine Truman, Alex Reginald

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Deliberate Self-poisoning due to Plant Toxins: Verdant Footprints of the Past into the Present.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2021
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  11. Spectrum of Plant Toxin and Deliberate Self-poisoning.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2021
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Gunasekaran KarthikDepartment of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ramya IyaduraiDepartment of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ravikar RalphDepartment of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vijay PrakashDepartment of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
K P Prabhakar AbhilashDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sowmya SathyendraDepartment of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
O C AbrahamDepartment of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Catherine TrumanDepartment of Pharmacy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Alex ReginaldDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionYellow oleander ( METHODS AND MATERIALS: This retrospective study was conducted over a period of 12 months (March 2016 to February 2017). The data was extracted from the inpatient electronic medical records. Adult patients with a diagnosis of acute yellow oleander poisoning were included in the study. Descriptive statistics were obtained for all variables in the study and appropriate statistical tests were employed to ascertain their significance.

resultsThe study comprised 30 patients aged 30.77 ± 12.31 (mean ± SD) who presented at 12.29 ± 8.48 hours after consumption of yellow oleander. Vomiting (80%) was the most common presenting symptom. Metabolic abnormalities at presentation included hyperchloremia in 22 patients and metabolic acidosis (bicarbonate <24 mmol/L) in 29 patients. Fifteen (50%) patients had abnormal ECG, of which second-degree AV block was the commonest ECG abnormality seen in 4 (13.3%). Fifteen (50%) patients had transvenous temporary pacemaker insertion (TPI). Having a TPI significantly prolonged the duration of hospital stay (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.06-3.21,

conclusionIn patients with yellow oleander poisoning, dyselectrolytemia with ECG abnormalities was common. TPI prolonged the duration of hospital stay. Further studies are required to know the indication for and to ascertain the effect of temporary pacing on survival.

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PMCPMC7014840

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