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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2008; 14(20): 3236-3241
Published online May 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3236
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 15 DEG-poisoned patients
CharacteristicsData
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)