When is It appropriate to treat ethylene glycol intoxication with fomepizole alone without hemodialysis?

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-442

  Buller, Gregory K ^a   Moskowitz, Craig B ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ANTIDOTE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NOTE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ANTIDOTES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HUMANS; POISONING; PYRAZOLES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 80051816015     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.00930.x     Document Type: Note

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