Purpose The purpose was to describe aspiration pneumonia in the context of other lung
infections and aspiration syndromes and to distinguish between the main scenarios …

Sex is a significant epidemiological factor for several diseases. However, the role of sex in
the development and outcome of various infections has not been extensively studied with …

Importance Tracheal intubation is recommended for coma patients and those with severe
brain injury, but its use in patients with decreased levels of consciousness from acute …

Organophosphorus (OP) compound poisoning is a major global public health problem.
Acute OP insecticide self-poisoning kills over 200,000 people every year, the majority from …

Background Poisoning is one of the leading causes of admission to the emergency
department and intensive care unit. A large number of epidemiological changes have …

Sometimes mistakenly characterized as a 'universal antidote,'activated charcoal (AC) is the
most frequently employed method of gastrointestinal decontamination in the developed …

Flumazenil is used for the reversal of benzodiazepine overdose. Serious adverse events
(SAE s) including seizures and cardiac arrhythmias have been reported in patients treated …

Introduction We sought to determine whether or not the causes and consequences of drug-
induced seizures have changed in the last decade. Methods We conducted a retrospective …

When I began studying clinical toxicology in 1981, the issue of gastrointestinal
decontamination after acute ingestion seemed pretty well settled:“universal antidote,” …

In order to obtain up-to-date information on the pattern of severe acute poisoning and the
characteristics and outcomes of these patients, 265 consecutive patients admitted to an …