ACUTE MERCURY POISONING: TREATMENT WITH BAL AND IN ANURIC STATES WITH CONTINUOUS PERITONEAL LAVAGE
Authors: R BATSON, J C PETERSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 August 1948ACUTE MERCURY POISONING: TREATMENT WITH BAL AND IN ANURIC STATES WITH CONTINUOUS PERITONEAL LAVAGERANDOLPH BATSON, M.D., J. CYRIL PETERSON, M.D.RANDOLPH BATSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. CYRIL PETERSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-2-278 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe past 30 years have seen the introduction of a number of schemes for the treatment of acute bichloride of mercury poisoning. Until recently, none of them has proved to be generally effective in preventing death in severe cases.BAL (2, 3-dimercaptopropanol) has been found to be an effective antidote for mercury poisoning. Peritoneal lavage as recently improved is a satisfactory procedure for the treatment of temporary anuric states. 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KOLFF, M.D.PoisoningsForensische ToxikologieMercuric Bichloride PoisoningPeritoneal lavage as an effective means of extrarenal excretionThe Treatment of Acute Mercury Bichloride Poisoning with BAL (2,3-Dimercaptopropanol) 1 August 1948Volume 29, Issue 2Page: 278-293KeywordsAntidotesBronchoalveolar lavagePediatrics ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...