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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2022; 10(28): 10201-10207
Published online Oct 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10201
Clinical analysis of pipeline dredging agent poisoning: A case report
Ya-Qian Li, Guang-Cai Yu, Long-Ke Shi, Li-Wen Zhao, Zi-Xin Wen, Bao-Tian Kan, Xiang-Dong Jian
Ya-Qian Li, Guang-Cai Yu, Long-Ke Shi, Li-Wen Zhao, Xiang-Dong Jian, Department of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Long-Ke Shi, Li-Wen Zhao, Xiang-Dong Jian, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Zi-Xin Wen, Bao-Tian Kan, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Li YQ, Zhao LW, and Yu GC contributed to manuscript writing; Yu GC and Shi LK contributed to manuscript editing and literature review; Jian XD, Wen ZX, and Kan BT contributed to revision of the final manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Xiang-Dong Jian, PhD, Professor, Department of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China. jianxiangdongvip@vip.163.com
Received: April 11, 2022
Peer-review started: April 11, 2022
First decision: July 11, 2022
Revised: July 20, 2022
Accepted: August 23, 2022
Article in press: August 23, 2022
Published online: October 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: A 68-year-old man who excessively consumed a pipeline dredging agent and 200 mL liquor was admitted to our hospital for approximately 10 h. The patient was diagnosed with acute pipeline dredging agent poisoning, acute alcohol poisoning, and corrosive damage to the digestive tract. The patient died despite emergency rescue efforts for respiratory failure.