Methanol poisoning: the duality between 'fast and cheap' and 'slow and expensive'

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-109

  Anseeuw, Kurt ^a   Sabbe, Marc B ^a   Legrand, Annemie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antidote therapy; Ethanol; Fomepizole; Methanol poisoning

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; FOLINIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; ANTIDOTE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; METHANOL POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BELGIUM; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; INTOXICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; BELGIUM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; METHANOL; POISONING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PYRAZOLES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 45549105427     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f3c13b     Document Type: Article

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