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Chelation therapy administered in ToxIC in 2016
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Deferoxamine | 11 (35.5) |
| DMSA | 11 (35.5) |
| Dimercaprol | 4 (12.9) |
| EDTA | 4 (12.9) |
| Pencillamine | 1 (3.2) |
| Total | 31 (100) |
DMSA dimercaptosuccinic acid, EDTA ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid
aPercentages are out of the total number of chelation treatments administered (N = 31); 28 cases (0.3% of total Registry cases) received at least one form of chelation treatment
