The reversed De Ritis ratio for predicting in-hospital mortality among intensive care patients with organophosphate poisoning.

Ola Elsayed Nafea Fatma Ibrahim Walaa G Abdelhamid

Published in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2022)

Hepatic aminotransferases are useful in predicting in-hospital mortality in acute OP poisoning. ALT is the most specific biomarker. However, the reversed De Ritis ratio (ALT/AST) is the most sensitive one.

Keyphrases

liver failure
aortic dissection
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation