Bicarbonate haemodialysis as a treatment of metformin overdose.
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Initial treatment included 100 ml 50% glucose i.v., oxygen at 10 l/min and when his conscious level toxicity improved, a gastric lavage. His conscious level returned to 15/15 on the GCS. Blood glucose was measured at 18 mmol/l.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 12 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997