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. 2012 May 4;7(5):e36576. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036576

Table 4. Detoxification protocol and outcome for patients with organophosphate poisoning (N = 118).

Variable Normal QTc (N = 75) Prolonged QTc (N = 43) P
Gastric lavage, n (%) 58 (77.3) 37 (86.0) 0.250
Active charcoal and magnesium citrate, n (%) 55 (73.3) 33 (76.7) 0.682
Atropine, n (%) 74 (98.7) 42 (97.7) 0.688
Pralidoxime, n (%) 73 (97.3) 42 (97.7) 0.910
Mortality, n (%) 3 (4.0) 15 (34.9) 0.000
Causes of mortality, n (%) 0.383
Cardiac arrhythmia 1 (33.3) 9 (60.0)
Respiratory failure 1 (33.3) 5 (33.3)
Sepsis 1 (33.3) 1 (6.7)