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Assessing effectiveness of whole bowel irrigation in poisoning: A laudable effort but still insufficient evidence

  • Dominique Vodovar
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    Corresponding author at: Centre Antipoison de Paris, Hôpital Fernand-Widal, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010, Paris, France. Tel.: +33 1 40 05 48 48.
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    UFR de Médecine, Université Paris-Cité, 75010, Paris, France
    Centre Antipoison de Paris, Hôpital Fernand-Widal, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010, Paris, France
    INSERM UMRS-1144, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006, France
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  • Laurène Dufayet
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    UFR de Médecine, Université Paris-Cité, 75010, Paris, France
    Centre Antipoison de Paris, Hôpital Fernand-Widal, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010, Paris, France
    Unité Médico Judiciaire, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 75004, Paris, France
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  • Bruno Mégarbane
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    UFR de Médecine, Université Paris-Cité, 75010, Paris, France
    INSERM UMRS-1144, Faculté de Pharmacie, 75006, France
    Réanimation Médicale et Toxicologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010, Paris, France
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Published:November 12, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.10.003
Assessing effectiveness of whole bowel irrigation in poisoning: A laudable effort but still insufficient evidence
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      We read with interest the study by Deguigne et al. recently published in the journal
      • Deguigne M.
      • Legeay M.
      • Scholastique A.S.
      • Chauveau P.
      • Descatha A.
      Whole-bowel irrigation in cases of poisoning: a retrospective multicentre study of feasibility, tolerability, and effectiveness.
      Aust Crit Care. 2022; (S1036-7314(22)00039-X)
      and wished to congratulate the authors for their ambitious aims. However, we would like to raise some limitations that may dampen their enthusiastic conclusions.
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      Published online: November 12, 2022

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.10.003

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      © 2022 Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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