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RENAL FAILURE AND TREATMENT OF A METHADONE MAINTENANCE PATIENT
Author(s) -
Charuvastra V. Charles,
Ouren Jan
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb114596.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , methadone , heroin , methadone maintenance , dialysis , transplantation , surgery , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , drug , psychiatry
A 30‐year‐old veteran heroin addict being treated with methadone maintenance suffered renal failure. He underwent haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and cadaveric renal transplantation while being maintained on methadone. This report illustrates long‐term treatment of heroin addicts with renal failure.