Effectiveness of hemodialysis in a case of severe valproate overdose

A case of severe sodium valproate overdose is presented in which medicinal management failed to reverse coma of the patient. High-flux hemodialysis was then used to eliminate sodium valproate. This case demonstrated the effectiveness of hemodialysis in not only decreasing valproate levels very rapid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nasa, Prashant, Sehrawat, Deepak, Kansal, Sudha, Chawla, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21814378
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.83020
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Sumario:A case of severe sodium valproate overdose is presented in which medicinal management failed to reverse coma of the patient. High-flux hemodialysis was then used to eliminate sodium valproate. This case demonstrated the effectiveness of hemodialysis in not only decreasing valproate levels very rapidly but also as an effective anti-coma management.

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