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- Five Successful Experiences in the Treatment of Charcoal Aspiration with Bronchoscopic Toilet: A Case Report
- Young Il Kim, Jae Seok Park, Jae Sung Choi, Sung Shik Jou, Hyo Wook Gil, Sae Yong Hong
- Korean J Crit Care Med. 2012;27(3):202-206.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.3.202
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PDF - Although activated charcoal is an effective treatment for most toxic ingestions, aspiration of activated charcoal can be fatal. Here, we report that in 5 charcoal aspiration cases, bronchoscopy with suction and lavage was an effective way to remove charcoal from the lungs. Patients showed high APACHE II scores (range: 10-29), and either low PO2 levels, or low CO2 retention. After bronchoscopic removal of the aspirated charcoal, symptoms of hypoxia, CO2 retention, localized wheezing, and pneumonic infiltration as determined by chest radiography, improved in most patients. We report 5 cases of successful treatment of charcoal aspiration with bronchoscopic toilet.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Chemical Pneumonitis after Aspiration of Activated Charcoal: A Case Report
- Suhyun Kim, Na Ree Kang, In Sohn, Heon Lee, Yoon Kyung Lee, Sook Hee Song
- Korean J Crit Care Med. 2010;25(2):112-117.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.2.112
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- Charcoal has been commonly used for enteral detoxication although it causes few adverse effects. The major causes of morbidity and mortality secondary to activated charcoal therapy are pulmonary aspiration, gastrointestinal complication, and fluid and electrolyte abnormalities. Aspiration of charcoal is associated with pulmonary compromise due to increased microvascular permeability with concomitant lung edema, surfactant depletion, atelectasis, and obliterative bronchiolitis. Herein we report the case of a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome with chemical pneumonitis after aspiration of activated charcoal in sorbitol with a review of the related literatures.
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- Five Successful Experiences in the Treatment of Charcoal Aspiration with Bronchoscopic Toilet - A Case Report -
Young Il Kim, Jae-Seok Park, Jae Sung Choi, Sung-Shik Jou, Hyo-Wook Gil, Sae-Yong Hong
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine.2012; 27(3): 202. CrossRef - A Case of Activated Charcoal Aspiration Treated by Early and Repeated Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Han Min Lee, Jae-Seok Park, Jae Yun Kim, Ji Yeon Lee, Byung Kyu Ahn, Hyo-Wook Gil, Jae-Sung Choi
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.2012; 72(2): 177. CrossRef
- Five Successful Experiences in the Treatment of Charcoal Aspiration with Bronchoscopic Toilet - A Case Report -
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