Comparison of patients hemodialyzed for lithium poisoning and those for whom dialysis was recommended by PCC but not done: What lesson can we learn?

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 388-392

  Bailey, B ^a   McGuigan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Lithium; Outcome; Poison control centre; Poisonings

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POISON CENTER; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033769485     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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