Promethazine overdose: Clinical effects, predicting delirium and the effect of charcoal

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-131

  Page, C B ^a   Duffull, S B ^b   Whyte, I M ^a,c   Isbister, G K ^a,c,d  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHARCOAL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PERICIAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; SERTRALINE; TACRINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 58949100928     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn153     Document Type: Article

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