Fatal aspiration of polyethylene glycol solution

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 196-198

  de Graaf, P ^a   Slagt, C ^a   de Graaf, J L C A ^a   Loffeld, R J L F ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatal aspiration; Polyethylene glycol; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; ENOXIMONE; GOLYTELY; MACROGOL; NORADRENALIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLON CANCER; COLON LAVAGE; COLONOSCOPY; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOMITING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOLVENTS;

EID: 33745650070     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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