Deaths resulting from hypocalcemia after administration of edetate disodium: 2003-2005

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Brown, Mary Jean ^a,e   Willis, Teresa ^b   Omalu, Bennet ^c   Leiker, Richard ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^d Lead Poisoning Prevention Program   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypocalcemia; Lead poisoning; Medication error

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; EDETATE DISODIUM; EDETIC ACID; SUCCIMER DERIVATIVE; CHELATING AGENT; SODIUM; SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; FATALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDETIC ACID; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NATUROPATHY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SODIUM; SUCCIMER;

EID: 33748424298     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0858     Document Type: Article

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