Dialysis therapy for lactic acidosis caused by metformin intoxication: Presentation of two cases

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1995-1997

  Soyoral, Yasemin Usul ^a   Begenik, Huseyin ^a   Emre, Habib ^a   Aytemiz, Enver ^a   Ozturk, Mustafa ^a   Erkoc, Reha ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Metformin intoxication

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BICARBONATE; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFUSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADOLESCENT; BICARBONATES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; METFORMIN; RENAL DIALYSIS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856300877     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327111403177     Document Type: Article

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