Treatment of ethylene glycol and methanol poisoning: Why ethanol?

Netherlands Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 297-302

  Sturkenboom, M G G ^a   Van Rieke, H M ^a   Uges, D R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidotes; Ethanol; Ethyllene glycol; Fomepizolel; Methanol; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE; CYTOCHROME P450; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLIC ACID; METHANOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM CARBONATE;

AGITATION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; BRADYCARDIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIZZINESS; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EOSINOPHILIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE BURNING; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETHAL DOSE; LIVER TOXICITY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC INHIBITION; METHANOL POISONING; NAUSEA; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHELF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 75149160544     PISSN: 15693511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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