Activated Charcoal Laryngitis in an Intubated Patient

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 420-421

  Donoso, Alejandro ^a   Linares, Marcela ^a   León, José ^a   Rojas, Gloria ^a   Valverde, Cristián ^a   Ramirez, Milena ^a   Oberpaur, Bernd ^a  

^a HOSPITAL PADRE HURTADO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Complications; Gastrointestinal decontamination; Laryngitis, airway

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIGLOTTIS; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LARYNGITIS; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LUNG AUSCULTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0346093572     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000101586.65509.d9     Document Type: Article

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