Acute glufosinate-ammonium poisoning complicated with respiratory depression: a case report

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2026.044

World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (3): 293-295.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2026.044

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Acute glufosinate-ammonium poisoning complicated with respiratory depression: a case report

Sheng Pu¹, Lei Xu², Xingcheng Li², Ya Li², Wenfang Zhang², Fenshuang Zheng²(), Junyue Hu³()

¹ Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
² Emergency Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University, Kunming 650021, China
³ Wenshan People's Hospital, Wenshan 663000, China

Received:2025-09-15 Accepted:2026-01-26 Online:2026-05-19 Published:2026-05-01
Contact: Fenshuang Zheng, Email: 503002938@qq.com;

Abstract

Sheng Pu, Lei Xu, Xingcheng Li, Ya Li, Wenfang Zhang, Fenshuang Zheng, Junyue Hu. Acute glufosinate-ammonium poisoning complicated with respiratory depression: a case report[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2026, 17(3): 293-295.

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Time	pH	SO₂ (%)	PO₂ (mmHg)	PCO₂ (mmHg)	Lac (mmol/L)	BE (mmol/L)
Day 1	6.955	86.2	74.2	74.4	1.9	-15.5
Day 2	7.251	95.9	130	39.2	7.0	-10.0
Day 3	7.528	98.6	109	27.8	1.7	0.4
Day 4	7.467	98.5	110	33.4	2.2	0.4
Day 5	7.428	97.5	103	38.2	1.7	1.5
Day 6	7.343	98.8	163	39.6	2.6	-4.3
Day 7	7.485	98.2	109	29.0	0.9	-1.5
Day 8	7.347	97.5	105	41.7	0.9	-0.9
Day 9	7.433	97.1	91	41.1	0.7	3.2
Day 10	7.476	98.7	110	38.7	0.7	3.5
Day 13	7.452	99.3	132	38.6	0.9	3.0

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