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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Charcoal Plasmaperfusion in Treatment of Amanita Mushroom Poisoning
Author(s) -
Splendiani Giorgio,
Zazzaro Dario,
Di Pietrantonio Pietro,
Delfino Leone
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2000.06534.x
Subject(s) - mushroom poisoning , hemoperfusion , amanita , amanita phalloides , medicine , renal replacement therapy , mushroom , charcoal , surgery , poison control , emergency medicine , hemodialysis , biology , chemistry , food science , paleontology , botany , organic chemistry
Hemoperfusion has been used in the treatment of mushroom poisoning for many years. The aim of this study was to study the efficacy of charcoal plasmaperfusion (CPP) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in 2 patients severely poisoned by the amanita mushroom. Both patients arrived at the ICU from another hospital with a diagnosis of amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning. The patients were precociously treated with CRRT for 20 h and CPP for 3 h every day. The treatments were effected for 3 and 5 days, respectively. Both patients recovered completely and were discharged asyntomatic after 7 and 10 days.