Methadone poisoning in children;Intoxication a la methadone chez l'enfant

Reanimation Urgences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 508-511

  Biarent, D ^a   Maes, V ^c   Fonteyne, C ^a   Cavenaile, V ^a   Peltier, C A ^a   Reisinger, M ^b  

^a Unité de soins intensifs pédiatriques   (Belgium)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Methadone; Opioids; Plasmatic concentration; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; METHADONE; NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; COMA; CONVULSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MIOSIS; OLIGURIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION;

EID: 0033714056     PISSN: 11646756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-6756(00)90056-2     Document Type: Article

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