Factors associated with pulmonary edema in severe scorpion sting patients - A multivariate analysis of 428 cases

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-300

  Bouaziz, Mounir ^a   Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Hergafi, Leila ^a   Kallel, Hatem ^a   Chaari, Leila ^a   Ben Hamida, Chokri ^a   Chaari, Adel ^a   Chelly, Hedi ^a   Rekik, Noureddine ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Agitation; Hyper sweating; Hyper leukocytosis; Hyperglycemia; Plasma protein concentration; Pulmonary edema; Scorpion envenomation

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT STING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORPION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEATING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ANIMAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SPIDER BITE;

SCORPIONES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCORPIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745091821     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650600584501     Document Type: Article

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