Prognostic factors and treatment of severe ethylene glycol intoxication

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 546-552

  Hylander, B ^a   Kjellstrand, C M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Ethylene glycol; Hemodialysis; Intoxication; Metabolic acidosis; Prognosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; INFUSION FLUID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL STUDY; COMA; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTOXICATION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029945138     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01708094     Document Type: Article

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