Based on the NJEM article “Treatment of Severe Chloroquine Poisoning”, what amount of chloroquine was determined to predict fatality in acute overdose?
>5g of ingestion. Other variables including SBP <80, QRS >120ms and HR were not statistically significant in the 51 retrospective cases.
Riou B, Barriot P, Rimailho A, Baud FJ. Treatment of severe chloroquine poisoning. N Engl J Med. 1988;318(1):1-6. doi:10.1056/NEJM198801073180101
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