Ethylene glycol poisoning: A case report and review of the literature

Table 3 Literature review and our case of ethylene glycol poisoning

Ref.	Age	Sex	Location	Volume of antifreeze	Time after taking antifreeze	Hospital stay duration	Main treatment			Pulmonary infection	Outcome
							Detoxifying agents	Hemodialysis	Mechanical ventilation
Erickson[21]	37	M	United States	About 1000 mL	12 hours	22 hours	Fomepizole	Y	Y	N	Died
Kim[22]	55	FM	United States	UK	UK	UK	Fomepizole	Y	N	N	Recovered
Kolosionek et al[23]	62	M	United States	About 400 mL	5 hours	UK	Fomepizole	Y	Y	N	Recovered
Loriaux et al[24]	38	FM	United States	UK	12 hours	3 days	Fomepizole	Y	Y	UK	Died
Orlando et al[25]	60	M	Italy	UK	UK	21 days	Fomepizole	Y	Y	N	Recovered
Owen et al[26]	17	M	United States	UK	2 days	38 days	Fomepizole	Y	Y	N	Recovered
Sheta et al[27]	57	M	Denmark	UK	UK	UK	Ethanol	Y	Y	N	Recovered
Smit et al[28]	29	M	South Africa	UK	UK	UK	Did not use	Y	Y	N	Recovered
Zuckerman and Vo[29]	39	M	United States	UK	UK	UK	Fomepizole	Y	N	N	Recovered
Our case	55	M	China	About 250 mL	16 hours	22 days	Ethanol	Y	Y	Y	Recovered

M: Male; FM: Female; Y: Yes; N: No; UK: Unknown.