Massive Ethylene Glycol Ingestion Treated with Fomepizole Alone-A Viable Therapeutic Option

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-134

  Buchanan, Jennie A ^a,b   Alhelail, Mohammed ^a,b,d   Cetaruk, Edward W ^a,b,c   Schaeffer, Tammi H ^a,b,c   Palmer, Robert B ^a,b,c   Kulig, Ken ^c   Brent, Jeffrey ^b,c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Toxicology Associates Denver   (United States)

^d KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ethylene glycol; Fomepizole; Hemodialysis; Overdose

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSARTHRIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; SELF POISONING; VOMITING;

ANTIDOTES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZOLES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77956147289     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0061-2     Document Type: Article

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