celphos poisonin

1. celphos poisoning

2. • Context:
• Celphos poisoning is one the most common and lethal poisonings
with no antidote available till now.

3. • Aims:
• To evaluate the effectiveness of new treatment regimens and
interventions in reduction of mortality from the fatal effects of
celphos poisonin

4. • Settings and Design:
• A profile of 33 patients, who got admitted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
of our institute with alleged intake of celphos pellets, was studied.
• Materials and Methods:
• In all the 33 patients with alleged celphos poisoning, extensive gastric
lavage was done with a mixture of coconut oil and sodium bicarbonate
solution. Strict monitoring, both invasive and non-invasive, was done
and symptomatic/supportive treatment was carried out on a patient to
patient basis.

5. • Statistical Analysis:
• At the end of the study, all the data were compiled systematically and statistical
analysis was carried out using the non-parametric tests and value of P<0.05 was
considered significant.
• Results:
• Majority of the patients out of the total 33 were young with mean age of 21.86±4.92
and had good educational level. Most of the patients presented clinically with
cardiovascular signs and symptoms (58%), followed by respiratory distress (15%)
and little higher incidence of multi-organ symptomatology (18%). The mean stay of
the patients in ICU was 5.84±1.86 days and the survival rate was 42%.