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Charcoal Hemoperfusion for Treatment of Ethchlorvynol Overdose
Author(s) -
Kathpalia Satish C.,
Haslitt Joseph H.,
Lim Victoria S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1983.tb04193.x
Subject(s) - hemoperfusion , charcoal , medicine , anesthesia , surgery , chemistry , hemodialysis , organic chemistry
Charcoal hemoperfusion is commonly employed to treat overdose of a number of drugs. There are varying Reports of its efficacy in the treatment of ethchlorvynol overdose. Herein is Reported a case of ethchlorvynol overdose successfully treated with charcoal hemoperfusion within 5 h of ingestion of 12.5 g of the drug. The patient was deeply comatose at that time but recovered consciousness at the end of 4 h of hemoperfusion. Ethchlorvynol clearance over the charcoal varied from 118 to 147 ml/min. There were no bleeding complications. Prompt charcoal hemoperfusion may be an effective mode of treatment in cases of ethchlorvynol intoxication.