Electrocardiographic changes indicating surgery on cocaine body-packers [1]

Resuscitation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-374

  Ortega Carnicer, Julián ^a   Gómez Grande, Luisa ^a   Ambrós, Alfonso ^a  

^a Hospital Alarcos   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INTESTINE, LARGE; MALE;

EID: 20344379182     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.12.013     Document Type: Letter

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