Comparison of Prehospital Glucose with or without IV Thiamine
Introduction: Loading of thiamine prior to glucose administration during hypoglycemia to preventWernicke’s encephalopathy is routine in the prehospital setting. To date no study has looked at thevalidity of this therapy.Methods: We evaluated a retrospective cohort of 242 patients who received intrav...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0f92d5g4 |