Open AccessHow to remove accumulated iodine in burn-injured patients
Author(s) -
Sunny Eloot,
Annemieke Dhondt,
Eric Hoste,
Alain Verstraete,
Jan J. De Waele,
Kirsten Colpaert,
Henk Hoeksema,
Fiona Tromp,
Raymond Vanholder
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp647
Subject(s) - iodine , medicine , dialysis , urology , hemodialysis , kinetics , blood volume , inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , surgery , chromatography , nuclear medicine , anesthesia , chemistry , mass spectrometry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Absorption of large quantities of iodine, as induced by the use of topical antimicrobial povidone-iodine in burn-injured patients, may cause metabolic and electrolyte abnormalities as well as renal failure. To diminish iodine levels, haemodialysis was previously reported to be a suitable therapy. We therefore studied the kinetics of iodine in order to define the most optimal dialysis strategy.