Severe lactic acidosis complicating metformin overdose successfully treated with high-volume venovenous hemofiltration and aggressive alkalinization

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 598-601

  Harvey, Ben ^b   Hickman, Ceri ^a   Hinson, Gillian ^a   Ralph, Tanya ^a   Mayer, Anton ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lactate and anion gap; Metformin; Venovenous hemofiltration

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ATENOLOL; BICARBONATE; DICLOFENAC; INOTROPIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALKALINIZATION; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INGESTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 24944558139     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000162451.47034.4F     Document Type: Article

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