Management of scorpion sting: Prazosin or dobutamine

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Gupta, B D ^a   Parakh, M ^a   Purohit, A ^a  

^a DR S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; PRAZOSIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MORTALITY; POISONOUS SCORPION; SCORPION BITE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; DOBUTAMINE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PRAZOSIN; PULMONARY EDEMA; SCORPIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951642571     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp070     Document Type: Article

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