Abstract
Carbon monoxide as a poison is responsible for a large number of deaths and a great amount of morbidity. Hyperglycemia is reported to modify the outcome in global cerebral and spinal cord ischemia (LeMay et al 1987; Siemkowicz and Hansen 1978), cardiac arrest (Lundy et al 1987), and stroke (Pulsinelli et al 1983). This is of particular relevance to acute carboxyhemoglobinemia because hyperglycemia usually accompanies CO poisoning. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of plasma glucose concentration in the outcome from acute severe CO poisoning in an animal model.
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Penney, D.G. (1991). Modifying Role of Plasma Glucose in Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. In: Chambers, P.L., Chambers, C.M., Wiezorek, W.D., Golbs, S. (eds) Recent Developments in Toxicology: Trends, Methods and Problems. Archives of Toxicology, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74936-0_50
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