Fluctuations in serum ethanol concentration in the treatment of acute methanol poisoning: a prospective study of 21 patients

Objective: During the 2012 outbreak of mass methanol poisonings in the Czech Republic, ethanol, in the main, was used as an antidote. The complex pharmacokinetics of ethanol made it difficult to maintain the requisite 1000-1500 mg/L serum ethanol levels (S-EtOH). The aim of this study was to measure...

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Main Authors: Sergey Zakharov, Tomas Navratil, Tomas Salek, Ivana Kurcova, Daniela Pelclova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2015-12-01
Series:Biomedical Papers
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Online Access:https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201504-0025_Fluctuations_in_serum_ethanol_concentration_in_the_treatment_of_acute_methanol_poisoning_a_prospective_study_o.php