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Acute hemolysis with acute renal failure in a patient with valproic acid poisoning treated with charcoal hemoperfusion
Author(s) -
RAHMAN Mohammed H.,
HAQQIE Syed S.,
McGOLDRICK M. Donald
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2006.00105.x
Subject(s) - hemoperfusion , hemolysis , medicine , charcoal , hemodialysis , acute toxicity , valproic acid , acute kidney injury , anesthesia , surgery , toxicity , metallurgy , materials science , psychiatry , epilepsy
Hemoperfusion consists of the passage of anticoagulated blood through a column containing adsorbent particles. It was introduced in 1940 and refined from 1950 to 1970, and then introduced clinically for the treatment of acute intoxications between 1970 and 1980. Life‐threatening valproic acid toxicity is an indication for coated charcoal hemoperfusion usually accomplished without complications, but we report a case of acute severe intravascular hemolysis during the time of hemoperfusion with coated charcoal column.