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World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2025; 13(20): 103842
Published online Jul 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i20.103842
Published online Jul 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i20.103842
Ethylene glycol poisoning: A case report and review of the literature
Shi-Kun Deng, Qing Wang, Shi-Jie Duan, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu First People's Hospital/Chengdu Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China
Sheng-Hui Yu, Department of Emergency, Chengdu First People's Hospital/Chengdu Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China
Co-first authors: Shi-Kun Deng and Qing Wang.
Author contributions: Deng SK and Wang Q performed the research, drafted the manuscript, searched the database, edited the manuscript, and performed the final review; Duan SJ received consent from the patient, digitized the figures, drafted and edited the manuscript; Yu SH wrote the manuscript, summarized the literature, generated the tables and edited the manuscript. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent to publish this information was obtained from the study participants.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Sheng-Hui Yu, Chief Physician, Department of Emergency, Chengdu First People's Hospital/Chengdu Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, No. 18 Wangxiang Road, Gaoxin District, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China.
Received: December 16, 2024
Revised: February 20, 2025
Accepted: March 8, 2025
Published online: July 16, 2025
Processing time: 116 Days and 6.1 Hours
Revised: February 20, 2025
Accepted: March 8, 2025
Published online: July 16, 2025
Processing time: 116 Days and 6.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Ethylene glycol (EG) poisoning causes harmful clinical outcomes. Although published EG poisoning case reports are not rare, summative literature reviews are lacking. We shared a case about how we rescued an EG poisoning patient and summarized the case reports of EG poisoning from the PubMed database in the decade. We found out the rough hospital stay time for EG poisoning patients and the potential quick test to determine EG poisoning. This article aims to provide a more systematic clinical strategy for diagnosing and treating EG patients.