Suicide victim of paraquat poisoning make suitable corneal donor

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-73

  Tsai, Tsung Yu ^a,b   Weng, Cheng Hao ^a,b   Lin, Ja Liang ^a,b   Yen, Tzung Hai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cornea; paraquat; poisoning; suicide; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OXYGEN TENSION; PARAQUAT POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DONOR SELECTION; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; PARAQUAT; SUICIDE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78650186910     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110368419     Document Type: Article

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