Abstract
Background: Poisoning is one of the leading cause for admission in emergency department and rodenticides are one of the major poisons used. It is highly toxic substance where morbidity and mortality are signicant. After Methods: obtaining informed consent 100 patients admitted with rodenticide poisoning in Department of General Medicine, Siddhartha medical college is enrolled into the study after fullling inclusion and exclusion criteria, data is collected and appropriate treatment is given. Out of 100 Results: patients included in the study, 55patients (55%) consumed zinc phosphide. 27patients(27%) consumed warfarin derivatives. 18patients(18%) consumed yellow phosphorous. Female preponderance(54%) was seen in this study. Poisoning is more common below 29years of age. Total of 77patients(77%) recovered without complications, most common symptom is vomiting and complication is acute hepatitis(23%). Conclusion: This study shows Yellow phosphorous has the worst outcome. Zinc phosphide is the most common poison consumed and low mortality is seen in zinc phosphide and warfarin compounds
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