Acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
The course and outcome in terms of cerebral morbidity and hospital mortality in 79 severely carbon monoxide poisoned patients admitted to the intensive care unit during a period of 15 years is presented. Treatment consisted of administration of pure oxygen. Ninety-four per cent of the patients were artificially hyperventilated, and the majority of the patients were also treated with moderate hypothermia, steroid hormones and diuretics. Hospital mortality was 30%, and 14% of the patients were discharged after long-term hospital treatment with signs of brain damage. Due to the unpredictable cerebral course after the acute incident long-term follow-up is recommended.
Krantz
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thisted
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B
Strøm
J
J
Sørensen
M B
MB
D000208:Acute Disease; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies