The Potential Role of Hydrocortisone in Acute Phosphide Poisoning: A Randamized Clinical Trial

INTERVENTION: Hydrocortisone Normal saline CONDITION: ; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning PRIMARY OUTCOME: Mortality. SECONDARY OUTCOME: • Need for mechanical ventilation. ; • Amount of vasopressors needed for normalization of blood pressure. ; • Arterial blood pressure at time of discharge. ; • Duration of hospital stay. ; INCLUSION CRITERIA: Adult patients with severe acute phosphide poisoning manifested by systolic blood pressure (SBP) =80 mmHg pH =7.2, or HCO3 =15 meq/L