Medical College of Wisconsin
CTSICores SearchResearch InformaticsREDCap

Hemodialysis as a treatment of severe ethanol poisoning. Int J Artif Organs 1999 Jan;22(1):18-20

Date

03/31/1999

Pubmed ID

10098580

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0032967666 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   15 Citations

Abstract

A 64-year-old woman presented with coma and shock due to severe ethanol intoxication. Her initial, markedly elevated blood alcohol level of 136.5 mM fell only by 16% after a 4-hour period of conservative treatment consisting of mechanical respiration and the administration of intravenous fluids, vasopressors and inotropics. Subsequent hemodialysis rapidly reduced her blood ethanol concentrations to less threatening levels, with prompt restoration of her consciousness. Hemodialysis may be life-saving and should be considered in patients with severe ethanol intoxication.

Author List

Atassi WA, Noghnogh AA, Hariman R, Jayanthi S, Cheung SF, Kjellstrand CM, Ing TS

Author

Richard Hariman MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Ethanol
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Poisoning
Renal Dialysis