Bowel perforation after single-dose activated charcoal

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-360

  Green, Jason P ^a,b   McCauley, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Gastrointestinal decontamination; Sigmoid perforation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS BUTALBITAL PLUS CAFFEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; BISACODYL; BUTALBITAL PLUS CAFFEINE PLUS PARACETAMOL; FLEET ENEMA; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; TEMAZEPAM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DISEASE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33750269880     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500014081     Document Type: Article

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