Flumazenil and dialysis for gabapentin-induced coma

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-76

  Butler, Toni C ^a   Rosen, Raquel M ^a   Wallace, Allison L ^a   Amsden, Guy W ^b  

^a BASSETT HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flumazenil; Gabapentin; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FLUMAZENIL; GABAPENTIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037224381     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C242     Document Type: Article

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