Toxicological index of paraquat: a new strategy for assessment of severity of paraquat poisoning in 128 patients.
A new assessment of the severity of paraquat poisoning in 128 patients has been developed. It involves toxicological index of paraquat and discriminant function score. This system not only allows a more accurate assessment of severity of the poisoning, but also provides a more reliable prediction of the outcome in an early stage for the purpose of forensic and clinical toxicology.
Ikebuchi
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Department of Legal Medicine, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
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Matsubara
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Hampson
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Tomita
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Suzuki
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Fuke
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Ijiri
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Tsunerari
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Yuasa
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D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010269:Paraquat / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014116:Toxicology
D010269:Paraquat