Cyanide toxicity in the surgical intensive care unit: A case report

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 684-686

  Sipe, Eilynn K ^c   Trienski, Tamara L ^c   Porter, John M ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ARTICLE; INJURY;

AGED; CYANIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NITROPRUSSIDE; POISONING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035403403     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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