Infusion of GIK (Glucose-Insulin-Potassium) for Treatment of Acute Aluminium Phosphide (Rice Tablet) Poisoning: A Case Report

Behzad Boushehri; Paniz Boushehri; Khashayar Farshid

doi:10.5812/semj-141059

Infusion of GIK (Glucose-Insulin-Potassium) for Treatment of Acute Aluminium Phosphide (Rice Tablet) Poisoning: A Case Report

authors:

Behzad Boushehri ¹ , Paniz Boushehri ² , Khashayar Farshid ^{2
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1 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Urmia, Iran

2 Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

Shiraz E-Medical Journal: Vol.25, issue 3; e141059

published online: January 4, 2024

article type: Letter

received: September 18, 2023

revised: December 5, 2023

accepted: December 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/semj-141059

how to cite: Boushehri B, Boushehri P, Farshid K. Infusion of GIK (Glucose-Insulin-Potassium) for Treatment of Acute Aluminium Phosphide (Rice Tablet) Poisoning: A Case Report. Shiraz E-Med J. 2024;25(3):e141059. https://doi.org/10.5812/semj-141059.

Keywords

Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication GIK

Footnotes

Authors' Contribution: B. B. conceived and designed the study. P. B. participated in designing the evaluation, collecting the clinical data, and helping revise the manuscript. K.F. re-evaluated and interpreted the clinical data and drafted and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict of Interests: The authors declare there is no conflict of interest.
Data Reproducibility: The data presented in this study are uploaded during submission.
Ethical Approval: This study is approved under the ethical approval code of IR.UMSU.HIMAM.REC.1402.035 .
Funding/Support: There was no funding support for the manuscript.

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