Death due to intravenous application of enteral feed

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 354-356

  Fechner, G ^a   Du Chesne, A ^a   Ortmann, C ^a   Brinkmann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food; Intravenous administration; Medical malpractice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARROT; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MALPRACTICE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD VESSELS; DAUCUS CAROTA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FATAL OUTCOME; FOOD; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUNG; MALE; MALPRACTICE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0037004252     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-001-0284-5     Document Type: Article

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