Paraquat poisoning: significance of plasma-paraquat concentrations.
Plasma-paraquat concentrations were measured in 79 patients who had ingested liquid or granular weedkillers containing paraquat. At any given time after ingestion, the plasma-paraquat concentrations in the patients who died usually exceeded those in the survivors. It is suggested that measurement of plasma-paraquat concentrations is useful in assessing the severity and predicting the outcome of poisoning. Patients whose plasma concentrations do not exceed 2.0, 0.6, 0.3, 0.16, and 0.1 mg/l at 4, 6, 10, 16, and 24 h respectively are likely to survive.
D000059:Accidents; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010269:Paraquat / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D011379:Prognosis; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013997:Time Factors
D010269:Paraquat