Risk Factors for Emesis after Therapeutic Use of Activated Charcoal in Acutely Poisoned Children

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 806-810

  Osterhoudt, Kevin C ^a,b,c   Durbin, Dennis ^a,c   Alpern, Elizabeth R ^a,c   Henretig, Fred M ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b Poison Control Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Decontamination; Poisoning; Sorbitol; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; SORBITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN POPULATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VOMITING;

EID: 1842533925     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.4.806     Document Type: Article

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