Treatment of patients with rice pill poisoning: A systematic review

Abstract

Aluminum phosphide (AIP) is known as rice tablets in Iran, and the incidence of AIP poisoning in Iran is relatively high. , there is no definitive treatment for rice pill poisoning (ALP) and the current treatments are only supportive treatments that are given to patients. Supportive treatment and related drugs are based on the type of poisoning and its severity. The aim of this study is a systematic review of drugs used in the management of patients with rice tablet poisoning. Materials and Methods: A systematic review (SR) of databases for studies on the treatment of patients with rice pill poisoning was conducted. The PRISMA convention was used for this SR. After determining the keywords (Aluminum Phosphate, Rice Tablet, Systematic Review)) using mesh keywords and searching freely in CochraneLibrary, TheMedline (Ovid Scopus, Proquest, Embase, Pubmed) databases. Finding information in Farsi, Magiran, Irandoc, IranMedex databases were also searched. The full texts of all articles in English were reviewed and included in the study, and finally four approved articles were selected for review. Results: We found four eligible studies for inclusion in the review. These studies showed that a definitive treatment and antidote for rice pill poisoning have not yet been developed, but treatments have been suggested to reduce possible mortality.