Metformin-associated lactic acidosis remains a serious complication of metformin therapy;L'acidose lactique reste une complication grave du traitement par metformine

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-465

  Orban, J C ^a   Giunti, C ^a   Levraut, J ^a   Grimaud, D ^a   Ichai, C ^a  

^a University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

Biguanides; Contra indications; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Lactic acidosis; Metformin

Indexed keywords

BENFLUOREX; CLORAZEPATE; DILTIAZEM; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LISINOPRIL; LITHIUM; MEPROBAMATE; METFORMIN; PAROXETINE; RAMIPRIL; TIAPRIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0038825186     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(03)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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