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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2008; 14(20): 3236-3241
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3236
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3236
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 15 DEG-poisoned patients
| Characteristics | Data |
| Age (yr) | 50 (33-76) |
| Male sex (%) | 14 (93.6) |
| Injected DEG volume (mL) | 24 (9-72) |
| ARF (%) | 15 (100) |
| Incubation period of ARF (d) | 5 (2-12) |
| Incubation periods of anuria (d) | 6 (3-13) |
| Fever (%) | 7 (46.7) |
| Incubation periods (d) | 6 (1-13) |
| Dig. tract symptoms (%) | 11 (73.3) |
| Incubation period (d) | 9 (3-19) |
| Nerv. syst. impair (%) | 10 (66.7) |
| Incubation periods (d) | 14 (7-24) |
| Cranial nerves (%) | 10 (64.7) |
| Peripheral nerves (%) | 5 (33.3) |
| Central nerv. syst. (%) | 6 (40.0) |
| Metab. acidosis (n = 13) (%) | 13 (100) |
| Incubation periods of abnormal Cr and/or BUN (d) | 5 (2-12) |
| Time of peak Cr (d) | 11 (6-19) |
| Time of peak BUN (d) | 14 (6-23) |
| Incubation periods of abnormal CO2 (d) | 9 (2-14) |
| Time of peak CO2 (d) | 10 (5-16) |
| Death (%) | 12 (80.0) |
| Death time after injection (d) | 12.5 (8-65) |
| Causes of death (n = 12) | |
| MODS (%) | 7 (58.3) |
| Infection (%) | 4 (33.3) |
| Dig. tract bleed (%) | 1 (8.3) |
- Citation: Lin BL, Zhao ZX, Chong YT, Li JG, Zuo X, Tao Y, Lou TQ, Gao ZL. Venous diethylene glycol poisoning in patients with preexisting severe liver disease in China. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(20): 3236-3241
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i20/3236.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.3236