Increased Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Thromboembolism in Patients With Organophosphate Intoxication: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 94; no. 1; p. e341
• Main Authors: Lim, Yun-Ping, Lin, Cheng-Li, Hung, Dong-Zong, Ma, Wei-Chih, Lin, Yen-Ning, Kao, Chia-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.01.2015; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Organophosphate Poisoning - complications; Organophosphorus Compounds - toxicity; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Embolism - chemically induced; Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology; Taiwan - epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis - chemically induced; Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology; Taiwan

Organophosphate (OP) poisoning is a critical cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We conducted a nationwide longitudinal cohort study to investigate the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) among patients admitted with OP intoxication.We identified pat...