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The acute paraquat poisoning mortality (APPM) score to predict the risk of death in paraquat-poisoned patients

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CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 60, 期 4, 页码 446-450

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2021.1979234

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Paraquat; poisoning; prediction; mortality; predictive score

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A reliable score to predict 28-day mortality in paraquat-poisoned patients at presentation was developed and validated in this study, independently from the ingestion time and serum paraquat measurement. The three chosen parameters for predicting mortality were urine paraquat level, white blood cells count, and blood glucose level. The AUC-ROCs of the APPM score in the derivation and validation cohorts were 0.91 and 0.94, respectively.
Context Mortality prediction in paraquat poisoning is a major issue since most prediction rules are inapplicable if the exact ingestion time cannot be determined and/or the serum paraquat concentration is not readily available, as in most countries. Therefore, we aimed to develop and validate a new prediction rule not requiring these two parameters. Methods We designed a 10-year observational cohort study including all consecutive paraquat-poisoned patients managed in two Taiwanese hospitals. We built one cohort to define and one cohort to validate this prediction rule. Parameters independently related to mortality determined using a multivariate analysis were used to formulate the Acute Paraquat Poisoning Mortality (APPM) score. Results Overall, 321 paraquat-poisoned patients were included, 156 in the derivation and 165 in the validation cohort. Mortality rates in the derivation and validation cohorts were 73% and 81%, respectively (p = 0.20). The three parameters chosen of 28-day mortality at presentation were urine paraquat level >10 ppm (using a colorimetric sodium dithionite-based test; odds ratio (OR), 12.70; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.64-61.24), white blood cells >13.0 G/L (OR, 5.50; CI, 1.41-21.48) and blood glucose >140 mg/dL [7.8 mmol/L] (OR, 7.45; CI, 1.70-32.86). In the derivation cohort, the area under the ROC curve (AUC-ROC) of the APPM score did not significantly differ from AUC-ROCs of serum paraquat (0.95, p = 0.25) and the Severity Index of Paraquat Poisoning (0.95, p = 0.33). AUC-ROCs of the APPM score in the derivation and validation cohorts were 0.91 and 0.94, respectively. Conclusion We built and validated a reliable score to predict 28-day mortality in paraquat-poisoned patients at presentation, independently from the ingestion time and serum paraquat measurement.

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