Safety of gastric lavage using nasogastric ryle’s tube in pesticide poisoning
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Safety of gastric lavage using nasogastric ryle’s tube in pesticide poisoning
Objective: Gastric lavage is mandatory irrespective of nature in all patients with acute poisoning in India. Present study was undertaken with aim whether lavage done using naso-gastric Ryle’s tube and small aliquots of water or normal saline is safe. Patients and Methods: All the patients above 12 years of age admitted consecutively with pesticide ingestion or exposure between July 2004 to Jun...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1949-4998,1949-5005
DOI: 10.4236/health.2011.37067