Spectrum of toxic hepatitis following intentional paraquat ingestion: Analysis of 187 cases

Liver International

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1400-1406

  Yang, Chin Jung ^a,b   Lin, Ja Liang ^a,b   Lin Tan, Dan Tzu ^a,b   Weng, Cheng Hao ^a,b   Hsu, Ching Wei ^a,b   Lee, Shen Yang ^a,b   Lee, Shwu Hua ^a,b   Chang, Chia Ming ^a,b   Lin, Wey Ran ^a,b   Yen, Tzung Hai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Paraquat poisoning; Suicide; Toxic hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DETOXIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGESTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAQUAT POISONING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIDOTES; CHARCOAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PARAQUAT; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84865743379     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2012.02829.x     Document Type: Article

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