Abstract:Objective To investigate the efficacy of fat emulsion injection combined with hemoperfusion in patients with acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP) and to determine its myocardial protective effects.Methods A total of 72 patients with AOPP who were treated in Lianyungang Second People's Hospital from January 2017 to January 2022 were selected, and were divided into the control group (hemoperfusion therapy, 36 cases) and the study group (fat emulsion injection combined with the hemoperfusion therapy, 36 cases). The time to awakening, time to cholinesterase (CHE) recovery and the length of hospital stay were compared between the two groups. The therapeutic outcome, neurological function indexes [motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV) and sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV) ], cardiac function indexes [left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular end-systolic internal dimension (LVIDs) ], levels of myocardial enzymes [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), and creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) ], and the gastrointestinal function [levels of citrulline (Cit) and diamine oxidase ( DAO) ] were also compared. In addition, the incidence of complications in the two groups was compared.Results The time to awakening, time to CHE recovery and the length of hospital stay in the study group were shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The overall effective rate in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). After the treatment, the MCV and SCV of the study group were higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The LVEF in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), while the LVIDs in the study group was lower than that in the control group after the treatment (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the levels of LDH, CK and CK-MB after the treatment were lower in the study group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the level of Cit in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), and the level of DAO in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the overall incidence of complications between the study group and the control group (P > 0.05).Conclusions In the treatment of AOPP, fat emulsion injection combined with hemoperfusion is beneficial to promote the recovery of patients, to enhance the clinical efficacy, to improve the neurological, cardiac and gastrointestinal function, and to mitigate the myocardial injury without safety concerns.