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Semin Respir Crit Care Med
October 2005
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
The lack of evidence-based information in toxicology results in debate and differing recommendations on management issues. Gastric lavage is often utilized to remove toxins from the stomach but a clinical benefit of the procedure has not been definitively demonstrated. A selective approach is warranted in each patient, and gastric lavage can be considered in patients with life-threatening ingestions if it can be performed within 60 minutes of ingestion.
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July 1990
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
The utility of both acid and alkaline diuresis has been brought into question because of the ability to increase the elimination rate of many toxins by less care-intensive methods such as repeated-dose charcoal. Alkaline diuresis is a technique which uses a common drug, but acid diuresis is not a technique known to most physicians. The former is currently the best therapy for quinine poisoning.
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April 1989
Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center, Camden, N.J.
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