The hazards of gastric lavage for intentional self-poisoning in a resource poor location.
OBJECTIVE: The 10-20% case fatality found with self-poisoning in the developing world differs markedly from the 0.5% found in the West. This may explain in part why the recent movement away from the use of gastric lavage in the West has not been followed in the developing world. After noting probab...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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