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:: Volume 27, Issue 4 (2022) ::
Iran J Forensic Med 2022, 27(4): 254-261 Back to browse issues page
Investigating the Factors Affecting Mortality in Users of Phostoxin Tablet
Reza Asadzadeh1 , Zahra Khalighi1 , Farhad Mohammadi1 , Mohammad Malekshahi1 , Elham Shafiei 2
1- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
2- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran , shafiei-e@medilam.ac.ir
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Introduction: Aluminum phosphide is known in our country as Phostoxin tablet. Human contact with Phostoxin tablet can have severe and fatal consequences. The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the group of patients dying due to Phostoxin tablet poisoning with the group that survived despite taking Phostoxin tablet.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was performed on all patients poisoned with Phostoxin tablet in 2018 and 2019. The sampling method was a full census. According to the purpose of the study, T-test, Mann-Whitney, and Chi-square tests were employed in SPSS software version 24 and Graph pad prism version 8.
Results: This study included 35 poisoned individuals with a mean age of  (16-82) years. The highest frequency was in the age group of 20-40 years (82.9%) and 21 women (60%) and 14 men (40%). There was a statistically significant relationship between mortality rate with drug use, length of hospital stay, blood pressure, number of breaths, level of consciousness, abdominal pain (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the mean level of ALT and AST liver enzymes and blood pressure in the two groups of dead and rescued were significantly different (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Phostoxin Tablet poisoning is a common cause of poisoning in Iran that has a high mortality rate. This is a serious health problem in communities where Phostoxin tablet is used. Consequently, you must go to the hospital immediately after contact with Phostoxin.
Keywords: Poisoning, Aluminum phosphide (Phostoxin), Mortality
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Type of Article: Research Article | Subject: Forensic Epidemiology
Received: 2021/12/4 | Revised: 2022/02/28 | Accepted: 2022/02/16 | ePublished: 2022/02/28
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Asadzadeh R, Khalighi Z, Mohammadi F, Malekshahi M, Shafiei E. Investigating the Factors Affecting Mortality in Users of Phostoxin Tablet. Iran J Forensic Med 2022; 27 (4) :254-261
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Volume 27, Issue 4 (2022) Back to browse issues page
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