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Research Article

Life-Threatening Respiratory Failure Following Accidental Infusion of Polyethylene Glycol Electrolyte Solution into the Lung

Umesh Narsinghani Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.; Department of Pediatrics Critical Care Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Slot #512-12, Little Rock, AR, 72202-3591, U.S.A.
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Mandeep Chadha Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
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Henry C. Farrar Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
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Kanwaljeet S. Anand Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Pages 105-107 | Published online: 28 Feb 2001

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