A randomized clinical trial of activated charcoal for the routine management of oral drug overdose

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 655-660

  Cooper, Gabrielle M ^a   Le Couteur, D G ^b   Richardson, D ^c   Buckley, N A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BORIC ACID; NORIT C; PARACETAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TURPENTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 24144461694     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci102     Document Type: Article

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