Plasmapheresis in Organophosphorus Poisoning - Intensive Management and its Successful Use

Ahila Ayyavoo DNB^1*, Nagarajan Muthialu² and P Ramachandran³

¹Department of Paediatrics, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, India

²Department of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, India

³Department of Nephrology, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, India

^*Corresponding Author: Ahila Ayyavoo DNB, Department of Paediatrics, G K N M Hospital, PN Palayam, Coimbatore – 641018, India, Tel: +91 422 2245000, Fax: +91 422 2243509 Email:

Keywords: Plasmapheresis; Organophosphorus; Poisoning

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