In this multicenter, randomized trial designed to determine the effect of intubation withholding vs routine practice on clinical outcomes of comatose patients with acute poisoning and a Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 9, what was the most common toxin ingested by study participants?
Alcohol
Effect of Noninvasive Airway Management of Comatose Patients With Acute Poisoning: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2267-2274. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.24391. PMID: 38019968; PMCID: PMC10687712
Contributed by Devon Khiabani DO, Andrew Rice MD, PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Residents, USF Health Tampa General Hospital on behalf of the Florida Poison Information Center Network
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