Spectrum of corrosive esophageal injury after intentional paraquat ingestion

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 728-733

  Yen, Tzung Hai ^a   Lin, Ja Liang ^a   Lin Tan, Dan Tzu ^a   Hsu, Ching Wei ^a   Weng, Cheng Hao ^a   Chen, Yu Hui ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHARCOAL; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DITHIONITE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHARCOAL HEMOPERFUSION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORROSIVE ESOPHAGEAL INJURY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HEPATITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAQUAT POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS; CHEMICAL BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ESOPHAGUS; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955499772     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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