Gastrointestinal decontamination has been a historically accepted modality in the
emergency management of oral intoxicants. Theoretically, gastric and whole-bowel …

Efficacy and Safety of Gastrointestinal Decontamination in the Treatment of Oral Poisoning
Page 1 Symposium on Pediatric Emergencies Efficacy and Safety of Gastrointestinal …

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Objective To define the role of gastrointestinal (GI) decontamination of the poisoned patient.
Data Sources A computer-based PubMed/MEDLINE search of the literature on GI …

More than 1 million children in the United States ingest poisons each year. The vast majority
of these exposures result in no harm to the child. The task of the emergency physician is to …

Gastrointestinal decontamination has been practiced for hundreds of years; however, only in
the past few years have data emerged that demonstrate a clinical benefit in some patients …

Great advances have occurred in the last two decades in the recognition and management
of intoxicated patients. The accumulation of clinical case reports, clinical research trials …

Few aspects of the general management of acutely poisoned patients receive such scrutiny
as initial gastric decontamination. Although general toxicologic principles can be followed, in …

In recent years, there has occurred a dramatic change in the approach of many clinical
toxicologists and physicians toward the use of gastrointestinal decontamination methods in …

Assuming a stable or stabilised patient, preventing the absorption of ingested toxins
becomes a primary objective in the treatment ofacute overdose. Traditional interventions …