Initial Serum Ammonia as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Acute Glufosinate Ammonium Herbicide Poisoning
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
;
: 136-140, 2020.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-901149
ABSTRACT
Purpose@#The association of the initial serum ammonia level with in-hospital mortality in patients with acute glufosinate-ammonium herbicide poisoning was studied. @*Methods@#This retrospective cohort study was conducted between March 2012 and August 2019 in the emergency department after glufosinate-ammonium herbicide poisoning. Survivors and non-survivors were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher’s exact test. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the independent risk factors for mortality. @*Results@#One hundred and six patients were enrolled; 11 died, yielding a mortality of 10.4%. The serum bicarbonate level was significantly lower in the non-survival group than the survival group. Age, serum ammonia, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine levels, SOFA score, and APACHE II score were significantly higher in the non-survival group than the survival group. Age, serum ammonia, and creatinine level were independent risk factors for mortality in multivariate logistic regression analysis. @*Conclusion@#The initial serum ammonia level is associated with mortality in patients with acute glufosinate herbicide poisoning.
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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English
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Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
Year:
2020
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