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Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.

Orogastric lavage has been performed since 200 years ago for intoxicated patients. Due to the risk that outweighs benefits it has fallen out of favour for the last decade. A teenage girl presented to Emergency Department with history of ingestion of a bottle of pesticide within the time frame before...

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Main Authors: Premalatha S,, Nik Azlan NM,, Maryam MF,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2014
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8288/1/10-MS196_%28150-154%29.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.82882016-12-14T06:46:47Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8288/ Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten. Premalatha S, Nik Azlan NM, Maryam MF, Orogastric lavage has been performed since 200 years ago for intoxicated patients. Due to the risk that outweighs benefits it has fallen out of favour for the last decade. A teenage girl presented to Emergency Department with history of ingestion of a bottle of pesticide within the time frame before gastric emptying. The girl was resuscitated, intubated and orogastric lavage was performed. Fifty cc of the toxic substance was siphoned and antidote of the toxin was administered. She was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, subsequently recovered and discharge five days later. Definitive airway management, proper technique, correct selection of patients and adequate monitoring are paramount to the success of orogastric lavage. Penerbit UKM 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8288/1/10-MS196_%28150-154%29.pdf Premalatha S, and Nik Azlan NM, and Maryam MF, (2014) Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten. Medicine & Health, 9 (2). pp. 150-154. ISSN 1823-2140
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description Orogastric lavage has been performed since 200 years ago for intoxicated patients. Due to the risk that outweighs benefits it has fallen out of favour for the last decade. A teenage girl presented to Emergency Department with history of ingestion of a bottle of pesticide within the time frame before gastric emptying. The girl was resuscitated, intubated and orogastric lavage was performed. Fifty cc of the toxic substance was siphoned and antidote of the toxin was administered. She was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, subsequently recovered and discharge five days later. Definitive airway management, proper technique, correct selection of patients and adequate monitoring are paramount to the success of orogastric lavage.
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author Premalatha S,
Nik Azlan NM,
Maryam MF,
spellingShingle Premalatha S,
Nik Azlan NM,
Maryam MF,
Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
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Nik Azlan NM,
Maryam MF,
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title Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
title_short Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
title_full Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
title_fullStr Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
title_full_unstemmed Orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
title_sort orogastric lavage: a lifesaving procedure now forgotten.
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2014
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8288/1/10-MS196_%28150-154%29.pdf
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