Ethanol treatment in ethylene glycol poisoned patients

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 225-228

  Kowalczyk, Matthew ^a   Halvorsen, Sigrun ^b   Ovrebo, Steinar ^c   Bredesen, Jan Erik ^d   Jacobsen, Dag ^e  

^a National Poisons Information Centre   (Netherlands)

^b Clinic for Acute Medicine

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Clinical Chemistry ^*

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDOTES; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; GLYCOLATES; HUMANS; POISONING; RENAL DIALYSIS; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 0031850841     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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