Letter to the Editor: “Plasma alkalinization for acute organophosphorus poisoning – is it a reality in the developing world?”

Darren M. Roberts South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Medical School, Australian National University, Australia

Andrew H. Dawson South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Ariyasena Hittarage General Hospital Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

K. Jeganathan General Hospital Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

M.H. Rezvi Sheriff South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Nick A. Buckley South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Medical School, Australian National University, Australia

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