Abstract
Objective: To determine common clinical patterns of Aluminum Phosphide poisoning in patients received at
tertiary level and its association with different age groups and gender.
Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study design.
Place and Duration of Study:This study was conducted in Forensic Medicine Department and Medicine
Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar from April 2017 to March 2018.
Materials and Methods: A total of 264 patients presenting and admitted with Aluminum Phosphide poisoning
were recruited in this study through consecutive non-probability sampling and clinical features were recorded.
A pre-designed performa was used to extract the data. SPSS 25.0 was used to measure mean±S.D for numerical
variables and frequency with percentages for categorical variables. Association was made via Chi-Square; pvalue of ≤0.05 was taken as significant.
Results: Sample of 264 patients had a mean age of 32.07±11.03 years, in which 64.4% were males & 35.6% were
females. In the study, 45.1% had arrhythmias, 60.2% presented with ECG changes, 30.3% had shortness of
breath and 80.3% with vomiting. The study recorded P-value of ≤ 0.05 for gender and age groups with all clinical
features except shortness of breath, showing a significant association.
Conclusion: It was concluded that vomiting is the most common clinical feature in Aluminum Phosphide
poisoning, in which males of younger age are more prone to this poisoning. A significant association was
recorded for age groups and gender with all clinical features except shortness of breath.
Ijaz Aziz, Farzand Iqbal, Naveed Alam, Sahibdad Khan, Mian Saad Ahmed. (2020) Clinical Patterns of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning and Its Association with Different Age Group & Gender, Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Volume-15, Issue-2.
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