title: Best evidence topic report: no clinical evidence for gastric lavage in lithium overdose.
abstract: A short cut review was carried out to establish the published evidence for gastric lavage in lithium overdose. Altogether 20 papers were found using the reported search, of which none presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. A clinical bottom line is stated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teece
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D016651:Lithium Carbonate