title: Successful management of aluminium phosphide poisoning using intravenous lipid emulsion: Report of two cases.
abstract: Aluminum phosphide (ALP) is a cheap, easily available agricultural pesticide which causes lethal poisoning by liberation of phosphine and inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase thereby leading to cellular hypoxia. Although there is no known specific antidote, clinical trials are still going on. We present here two cases of ALP poisoning who were successfully managed by treatment with lipid emulsion and intravenous magnesium sulfate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Udismita
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baruah
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ameeta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Harish C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
keywords: Aluminum phosphide; lipid emulsions; magnesium sulfate
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