The Role of Levosimendan in Acute Aluminum Phosphide Induced Myocardial Toxicity

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Authors

  • Bikram Kumar Gupta
     Department of Anaesthesiology, I.M.S, B.H.U, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Ghanshyam Yadav
     Department of Anaesthesiology, I.M.S, B.H.U, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Amiya Kumar Barik
     Department of Anaesthesiology, I.M.S, B.H.U, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Shailaja Shankar Behera
     Department of Anaesthesiology, I.M.S, B.H.U, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Dinesh Kumar Singh
     Department of Anaesthesiology, I.M.S, B.H.U, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Neeraj Kumar
     Department of Anaesthesiology, I.M.S, B.H.U, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh ,IN

Keywords:

Aluminum Phosphide, Celphos, Levosimendan, Toxicology.

Abstract

Acute aluminum phosphide poisoning (AAlPP) or celphos is one of the most commonly used poisons for suicidal purpose. Number of cases reported to the hospital represents only the tip of an iceberg. Most of the patients succumb to this poison due to inadequate or lack of treatment. In our case, we added levosimendan to the already established treatment guidelines for AAlPP poisoning and we got surprising result as we could discharge the patient from our Intensive Care Unit in just 2 days with all vitals stable.

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Published

2015-08-01

How to Cite

Gupta, B. K., Yadav, G., Barik, A. K., Behera, S. S., Singh, D. K., & Kumar, N. (2015). The Role of Levosimendan in Acute Aluminum Phosphide Induced Myocardial Toxicity. Toxicology International, 22(2), 116–118. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/toxi/article/view/20267

Issue

Volume 22, Issue 2, May-August 2015

Section

Case Report

 

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