• Eur J Emerg Med · Oct 2005

    Case Reports

    Remember 'a posteriori diagnosis' of carbon monoxide poisoning.

    • Andreas Perren and Claudio Marone.
    • Intensive Care Unit, Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli, Bellinzona, Switzerland. andreas.perren@eoc.ch
    • Eur J Emerg Med. 2005 Oct 1; 12 (5): 259-60.

    ObjectivesTo raise awareness of the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning as a diagnosis in the emergency department and to present the little known fact that it is possible to diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning retrospectively.MethodPresentation of a case report, review of the literature.ResultsPersistence of elevated carboxyhaemoglobin levels in a stored vacutainer blood sample.ConclusionCarbon monoxide poisoning is common but often goes unrecognized. This method may help to decrease the number of overlooked cases and thereby possibly prevent further exposure and acute or chronic sequelae.

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