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Acute Intoxication by Ethylene-Glycol and Methanol

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Update 1989

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 8))

Abstract

Although rare, acute intoxications by ethylene glycol are extremely important and should be well understood in Departements of Emergency and Intensive medicine. They are extremely severe, as their mortality rate may reach 80%.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Mahieu, P., Hassoun, A., Lauwerys, R. (1989). Acute Intoxication by Ethylene-Glycol and Methanol. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1989. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83737-1_55

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