Phenobarbital overdose in an eleven-year-old-girl with attempted suicide

Autor: Ketut Suwitra, V. Lily Limantara, Endah Ardjana, Made Widia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Paediatrica Indonesiana, Vol 45, Iss 5, Pp 223-8 (2016)
ISSN: 0030-9311
Popis: This report describes a patient with life-threat-ening phenobarbital overdose, treated successfullywith hemodialysis, using a high-flux, high-efficiencydialyzer and high blood flow rates. The rapid fall inphenobarbital levels and the dramatic clinical re-sponse noted during the procedure supports thistechnique as an effective therapy in such patients.
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