In a secondary analysis examining the association of QRS complex duration prolongation with serious adverse effects, the positive predictive value was highest for which adverse effect amongst the xenobiotics studied?
Seizures
Simon M, Kaplan S, Muschler K, Hoyte C, Brent J. The role of QRS complex prolongation in predicting severe toxicity in single-xenobiotic overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Jan;62(1):32-38. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2307356. Epub 2024 Feb 8. PMID: 38329803.
Contributed by Joon Choi, DO, PGY5 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, UF Health Gainesville, on behalf of the Florida Poison Information Center Network
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