Carbon monoxide poisoning or "Silent killer": Diagnosis and current management

Daniela Carolina Salcedo Restrepo, Andrea Carolina Wilcox Robles, Armando Hongming Yee Acendra, Martha Lucia Beltran Avilez, Jorge Julian Mendoza Anguila, Andrés Felipe Salas Ramírez, John Edinson Pérez Ortega, Guillermo Contento Suescun
2021 Zenodo  
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a dangerous cause of hospital admission and mortality around the world due to its ability to enter the body and bind to heme groups. Thus, it is important to carry out a correct management plan for this type of patient, in order to avoid and prevent the development of severe systemic complications and even death, for which a review of diagnostic techniques is carried out and treatment of this scenario and its effectiveness in terms of the evolution of the patient.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5813921 fatcat:qpcggdk2hzg7fln5klalyr4n54