Methanol mass poisoning in Estonia: Outbreak in 154 patients

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-157

  Paasma, R ^a,c   Hovda, K E ^b   Tikkerberi, A ^a   Jacobsen, D ^b  

^a Pärnu County Hospital   (Estonia)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ICU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Methanol poisoning; Prognosis; Symptoms; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE; BICARBONATE; METHANOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GAS; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ESTONIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHANOL POISONING; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDOTES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847101899     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650600956329     Document Type: Article

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