The management of severe toxic alcohol ingestions at a tertiary care center after the introduction of fomepizole

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 799-803

  Green, Robert ^a  

^a Division of Critical Care Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIDOTES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; PYRAZOLES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 34548582165     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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