Reflections on the care of a patient severely poisoned by 'rogue' botulinum toxin and rendered paralysed for a protracted hospital stay

Botulinum Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-339

  Marcus, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulism clinical syndrome; Humanism; Intensive care; International Journal of The Botulinum; Medical care; Personal reflections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BOTULINUM ANTISERUM; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OTALGIA; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; POISON CENTER; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STEROID THERAPY; THRUSH; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952083012     PISSN: 17547326     EISSN: 17547318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/TBJ.2009.031683     Document Type: Article

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