Incidence of aspiration pneumonia in intubated patients receiving activated charcoal

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 279-283

  Moll, Joel ^a   Kerns II, William ^b   Tomaszewski, Christian ^b   Rose, Rutherfoord ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Charcoal; Intubation; Overdose; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDOTES; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033105257     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00192-9     Document Type: Article

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