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Minding the osmol gap: a sentinel event and subsequent laboratory investigation.

Kyle D PiresRavi UppalRobert S HoffmanRana Biary
Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)
Until the standard of rapidly obtaining toxic alcohol concentrations is broadly implemented, we recommend that policies and procedures be put in place to minimize errors associated with the determination of the osmol gap.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • patient safety
  • alcohol consumption
  • emergency department
  • simultaneous determination