Spontaneous hemoperitoneum from brodifacoum overdose

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 656-659

  Morgan, Brent W ^a,c   Tomaszewski, Christian ^a   Rotker, Iris ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nalle Clinic   (United States)

^c Carolinas Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

brodifacoum; hemoperitoneum; hemorrhage; Long acting anticoagulant

Indexed keywords

BRODIFACOUM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHYTOMENADIONE; RODENTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029826936     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90082-0     Document Type: Article

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