Position paper: Gastric lavage

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 933-943

  Seger, Donna ^a,c   Meulenbelt, Jan ^b,d  

^a American Academy of Clinical Toxicology   (United States)

^b Europ Assoc of Poisons Centres   (Netherlands)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKALI; HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTOXICATION; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH LAVAGE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; POISONING;

EID: 11144301233     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200045006     Document Type: Review

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