Abstract:
Objective: To determine common clinical patterns of Aluminum Phosphide poisoning in patients received at
tertiary level and its association with different age groups and gender.
Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study design.
Place and Duration of Study:This study was conducted in Forensic Medicine Department and Medicine
Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar from April 2017 to March 2018.
Materials and Methods: A total of 264 patients presenting and admitted with Aluminum Phosphide poisoning
were recruited in this study through consecutive non-probability sampling and clinical features were recorded.
A pre-designed performa was used to extract the data. SPSS 25.0 was used to measure mean±S.D for numerical
variables and frequency with percentages for categorical variables. Association was made via Chi-Square; pvalue
of ≤0.05 was taken as significant.
Results: Sample of 264 patients had a mean age of 32.07±11.03 years, in which 64.4% were males & 35.6% were
females. In the study, 45.1% had arrhythmias, 60.2% presented with ECG changes, 30.3% had shortness of
breath and 80.3% with vomiting. The study recorded P-value of ≤ 0.05 for gender and age groups with all clinical
features except shortness of breath, showing a significant association.
Conclusion: It was concluded that vomiting is the most common clinical feature in Aluminum Phosphide
poisoning, in which males of younger age are more prone to this poisoning. A significant association was
recorded for age groups and gender with all clinical features except shortness of breath.
