Indian Journal of Scientific Research
Year : 2013, Volume : 4, Issue : 2
First page : ( 49) Last page : ( 59)
Print ISSN : 0976-2876. Online ISSN : 2250-0138.

Study of organophosphurus poisoning in hospitalized subjects

Chendake Mahesh B.¹, Mohite Vaishali R.

Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India

¹Corresponding author

Online published on 31 January, 2014.

Abstract

To determine survival rate & incidence of organophosphorus poisoning in hospitalized subject. To find out causes, complications & ventilator requirement among the client admitted with OPP. The incidence rate of OPP is 7.22/10,000 population (hospitalized subjects). Survival rate of the patients in the year 2010 = 82.69%. In the year 2011= 90.90%. In the year 2012 =100%. 82 acute poisoning patients were got admitted in the emergency department. Of these 64.63% were males and 35.36% females. The majority (43.90%) cases were from age group of 21 to 30 years. Most (87.80%) poisoning are intentional and only 12.19% were unintentional. The mortality was organophosphate poisoning 86.58%. Majority of the patients 40 (48.78%) were required ventilator support. Majority 65 (79.26%) patients had good prognosis; 4 (%) patients were DAMA and 13 (15.85%) patients had poor prognosis. Maximum no 18 (21.95%) of patients were hospitalized for 7–9 days and minimum no 1 (1.21%) of patients were hospitalized for 31–33 days and 52–55 days. This study concluded that mortality rate was high in patient with organophosphorus poisoning due to respiratory complications. The reasons for good prognosis in year 2012 could be due to comprehensive management and good nursing care in the hospital by dedicated staff.

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Keywords

Organophosphorous Poisoning (OPP), Incidence, Nursing, Retrospective Study, Survival Rate.

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