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Activated charcoal for acute overdose: a reappraisal.
Sometimes mistakenly characterized as a 'universal antidote,' activated charcoal (AC) is the most frequently employed method of gastrointestinal decontamination in the developed world. Typically administered as a single dose (SDAC), its tremendous surface area permits the binding of many drugs and toxins in the gastrointestinal lumen, reducing their systemic absorption. Like other decontaminati...
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Gastrointestinal decontamination in overdose patients remains a controversial problem in emergency medicine. There has been a significant decrease in the use of single-dose activated charcoal (SDAC) in recent years based on little new evidence and possibly because the overall mortality in overdose patients is low. RECENT FINDINGS Human volunteer studies suggest SDAC is effec...
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It is common practice to try to prevent intestinal absorption of ingested poisons. Controversy continues about the relative effectiveness of charcoal, ipecacuanha, and lavage in salicylate overdose,' but no study has yet compared all three methods. This study of simulated aspirin overdose in volunteers aimed to compare the effectiveness of gastric lavage, emesis induced by ipecacuanha, and acti...
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The aim of this prospective trial was to compare the efficacy of gastric lavage, activated charcoal and ipecacuanha at limiting the absorption of paracetamol in overdose and to assess the significance of the continued absorption of paracetamol following treatment. Patients aged 16 and over who had ingested 5 gms or more of paracetamol within 4h of admission were entered into the trial. The perc...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of liver transplantation after paracetamol overdose. DESIGN Prospective study of consecutive candidates for transplantation and performance of transplantation over 18 months. SETTING Liver unit, King's College Hospital, London. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Fulfilment of indicators of poor prognosis, selection for transplantation, transplantation, survival. RESULT...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.17.4.284