Rhabdomylosis following crush injuries represents an occupational hazard in the off-shore fisheries. In northern countries this can be complicated by hypothermia and a long transport time to the nearest hospital. If treatment is delayed, what is initially a local limb injury can result in a potentially life threatening acute renal failure as a result of the nephrotoxic effects of the various in...

BACKGROUND Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) begin chronic hemodialysis with variable diuresis levels correlated to a comparable low glomerular filtration rate. Residual diuresis influences long-term evolution of the hemodialyzed patient, modifying the prognosis even if optimal Kt/ V is achieved. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study emphasizes the main determining factors of di...

Recently, water diuresis has been shown to promote chronic Escherichia coli bacteriuria following the injection of bacteria into the bladder lumen of rats with normal urinary systems(l). However, maintenance of bacteriuria for periods up to 56 days has not resulted in renal lesions(l,2). Similar effects of water diuresis on bacteriuria have been observed in mice. In this species, however, sever...

Background: Phenobarbital poisoning is common in Vietnam. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) and hemodialysis (HD) on clinical outcomes in the treatment of severe acute phenobarbital poisoning. Methods: This was a retrospective observational historically controlled study. 42 patients with severe phenobarbital poisoning were enr...

OU RAL administration of diuretics with a safe and satisfactory diuresis has always been a therapeutic goal. Diuresis could then be accomplished at a slow but regular rate, with the avoidance of a sudden profuse diuresis,' which is very uncomfortable for the patient, and produces marked alteration of the fluid and electrolyte balance. Rapid diuresis has been known to cause attacks of gout,2 tet...

OU RAL administration of diuretics with a safe and satisfactory diuresis has always been a therapeutic goal. Diuresis could then be accomplished at a slow but regular rate, with the avoidance of a sudden profuse diuresis,' which is very uncomfortable for the patient, and produces marked alteration of the fluid and electrolyte balance. Rapid diuresis has been known to cause attacks of gout,2 tet...

This Position Paper was prepared using the methodology agreed by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) and the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT). All relevant scientific literature was identified and reviewed critically by acknowledged experts using set criteria. Well-conducted clinical and experimental studies were given precedence over an...

The ingestion of isotonic saline solution, long considered to have little or no immediate effect on urine flow (1), has recently been shown by Blomhert (2) to be followed by brisk water diuresis. Further, several investigators have demonstrated that similar diuresis may result from intravenous infusion of isotonic saline solution (2, 3, 4). Examination of the latter experiments reveals at least...