Citation

van Belzen-Martens E, Trenning T, Groenendijk M. Netherlands Journal of Critical Care 2018; 26(6): 234-236.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018)

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Abstract

A 76-year-old man presented one hour after a suicide attempt with ingestion of hydrochloric acid. Complications after ingestion of hydrochloric acid depend on the concentration and the amount of acid ingested and vary from local tissue erosion to systemic effects. In this case, the described patient eventually died because of fatal multiorgan failure due to haemolysis and severe metabolic acidosis. © 2018, Netherlands Society of Intensive Care. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; male; multiple organ failure; shock; aged; case report; depression; suicide attempt; hydrochloric acid; clinical article; opiate; acute kidney failure; creatine kinase; bicarbonate; creatinine; potassium; urea; metabolic acidosis; electrocardiography; Hydrochloric acid; antiemetic agent; lactate dehydrogenase; ST segment elevation; proton pump inhibitor; hemolysis; Article; unconsciousness; blood gas analysis; hemoglobin; Haemolysis; carbon dioxide tension; lactic acid; kyphoscoliosis; Multi organ failure