Citation

Thisted B, Krantz T, Strøom J, Sørensen MB. Acta Anaesthesiol. Scand. 1987; 31(4): 312-316.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

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PMID

3591255

Abstract

The course of 177 consecutive patients with severe salicylate self-poisoning treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) during a period of 15 years is presented. On admission, cerebral depression was observed in 61% respiratory failure was present in 47%, acidosis in 36% and cardiovascular function was impaired in 14%. A mortality rate of 15% was observed, which was proportionally higher in patients more than 40 years old and in patients with delayed diagnosis. Twenty-seven patients died and an autopsy was performed on 26 patients. The main autopsy diagnosis was ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract in 46%, pulmonary oedema in 46%, cerebral oedema in 31% and cerebral haemorrhage in 23%.

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