Acute Chloroform Ingestion Successfully Treated with Intravenously Administered N-acetylcysteine

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Dell'Aglio, Damon M ^a,b   Sutter, Mark E ^a,b,c   Schwartz, Michael D ^a,b   Koch, David D ^a,b   Algren, D A ^a,b   Morgan, Brent W ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Poison Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroform; N Acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHLOROFORM; CREATININE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; CHLOROFORM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SOLVENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956188701     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0071-0     Document Type: Article

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