https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/475255
標題: | Saved by a material safety data sheet | 作者: | Lin C.-H. CHUNG-LI DU CHANG-CHUAN CHAN Wang J.-D. |
公開日期: | 2005 | 卷: | 55 | 期: | 8 | 起(迄)頁: | 635-637 | 來源出版物: | Occupational Medicine | 摘要: | Background: We present the case of a young female laboratory worker who developed acute hepatic encephalopathy. Objective: To show that knowledge of occupational exposures to causative agents can alter therapeutic management. Methods: Although the patient was in a deep coma, her family members examined the workplace material safety data sheet, revealing exposure to chloroform. Since most chemical-induced hepatitis is self-limiting, a scheduled liver transplantation was postponed. Results: The patient recovered. Subsequent air sampling suggested that the patient had been exposed to chloroform at a concentration of more than 15 ppm for 2 weeks. Conclusion: Our case report demonstrates the importance of obtaining an occupational history and how the patient's family can be important in this process. ? The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine. All rights reserved. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-30744476507&doi=10.1093%2foccmed%2fkqi146&partnerID=40&md5=d570be50c04856b6a7c76d502754c1dd https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/475255 |
ISSN: | 0962-7480 | DOI: | 10.1093/occmed/kqi146 | SDG/關鍵字: | alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; bilirubin; chloroform; acute disease; acute hepatitis; adult; article; case report; clinical protocol; coma; convalescence; female; female worker; hepatic encephalopathy; hospitalization; human; liver failure; liver transplantation; occupational exposure; plasmapheresis; priority journal; workplace; Adult; Air Pollutants, Occupational; Chloroform; Environmental Monitoring; Female; Hepatic Encephalopathy; Hepatitis, Toxic; Humans; Occupational Exposure; Occupational Health; Workplace |
顯示於: | 環境職業醫學科 |
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