Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure

A 34-year-old female patient who ingested 2400 mg bismuth subcitrate in a suicide attempt was brought to the emergency department. She had mild encephalopathy and acute renal failure on admission. One session of plasmapheresis was performed to remove bismuth, and needed three sessions of hemodialysi...

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Main Authors: Nezihat Rana Disel, Ayça Açikalin, Ahmet Sebe, Yüksel Gokel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=3;spage=629;epage=632;aulast=Disel
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description A 34-year-old female patient who ingested 2400 mg bismuth subcitrate in a suicide attempt was brought to the emergency department. She had mild encephalopathy and acute renal failure on admission. One session of plasmapheresis was performed to remove bismuth, and needed three sessions of hemodialysis and was discharged on the 24th day of hospitalization with the recovery of the renal function.
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spelling doaj.art-57b57f8a997f446c8551e9fbfe5289cf2022-12-21T21:52:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422017-01-0128362963210.4103/1319-2442.206438Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failureNezihat Rana DiselAyça AçikalinAhmet SebeYüksel GokelA 34-year-old female patient who ingested 2400 mg bismuth subcitrate in a suicide attempt was brought to the emergency department. She had mild encephalopathy and acute renal failure on admission. One session of plasmapheresis was performed to remove bismuth, and needed three sessions of hemodialysis and was discharged on the 24th day of hospitalization with the recovery of the renal function.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=3;spage=629;epage=632;aulast=Disel
spellingShingle Nezihat Rana Disel
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Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
title Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
title_full Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
title_fullStr Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
title_full_unstemmed Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
title_short Utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
title_sort utilization of plasmapheresis in the management of bismuth intoxication with acute renal failure
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