Acute intoxications account for a significant proportion of the patient population in intensive
care units and sedative medications, ethanol, illicit drugs, inhalable poisons and mixed …

In medical intensive care units, acute intoxications contribute to a large proportion of all
patients. Epidemiology and a basic overview on this topic were presented in part one. The …

Acute poisoning is a medical emergency situation and requires urgent but adequate medical
intervention. The outcome depends on accurate primary care, the correct identification of …

Laboratory diagnostics play an important role in the treatment of patients with acute
poisoning. The classical clinical chemistry and hematology tests help initiate supportive …

Objectives The prognosis of acutely poisoned patients is a significant concern for clinical
toxicologists. In this study, we sought to determine the clinical and laboratory findings that …

Objective: To review the clinical behavior of poisonings in the critically ill patient. Recent
findings: The data bases that yielded relevant bibliographical results were Web of Sciences …

Background: Acute poisoning represents a significant proportion of intensive care unit
admissions. Even though the overall mortality may be low, they may consume considerable …

To enable consistency of investigation and the establishment of best practice standards,
consensus guidelines were formulated previously by the UK National Poisons Information …

Acute poisonings may require identification of the toxic agents. It is impossible for routine
laboratories to provide a full spectrum of toxicological analyses, and clinicians should know …

Background: Acute poisoning is a major cause of suicide and public health problem all over
the world. Evaluation of the morbidity and outcome of admitted patients can assess the …