Hemoperfusion as an Effective Alternative Therapy for Star Fruit Intoxication: A Report of 2 Cases

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Wu, Mei Yi ^a   Wu, I Wen ^a   Wu, Shin Shu ^a   Lin, Ja Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

chronic kidney disease (CKD); hemodialysis (HD); hemoperfusion; seizure; Star fruit

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BICARBONATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CELLULOSE; CHARCOAL; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSATE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPERFUSION; HICCUP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; SEIZURE; STAR FRUIT; THROMBECTOMY; VENTILATOR;

AGED; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33845580281     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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