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A patient with metformin-associated lactic acidosis successfully treated with continuous renal replacement therapy: a case report
BACKGROUND: Metformin has been widely used as a first-line agent to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Lactic acidosis is a rare but serious adverse effect in patients treated with metformin. Recent studies noted a correlation between metformin accumulation and lactic acidosis. Continuous renal replace...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6916532/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31842973 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2311-5 |