Metformin poisoning: which therapy?

Metformin poisoning: which therapy?

Lactic acidosis is a rare but serious adverse effect in metformintreated- patients. The authors report a case of metformin-associated lactic acidosis and discuss the appropriated therapy. The patient was treated with bicarbonate iv and with two short dialysis session, also because of acute renal fai...

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Main Authors: Ivo Casagranda, Simona Garrè, Rossana Uberti, Mauro Marenco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2006-12-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1252
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spelling doaj-0f8ffd6095c34a718c5431e3bb9f53212020-11-25T03:19:28ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEmergency Care Journal1826-98262006-12-0126272910.4081/ecj.2006.6.27779Metformin poisoning: which therapy?Ivo Casagranda0Simona Garrè1Rossana Uberti2Mauro Marenco3DEA ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaDEA ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaDEA ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaDEA ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaLactic acidosis is a rare but serious adverse effect in metformintreated- patients. The authors report a case of metformin-associated lactic acidosis and discuss the appropriated therapy. The patient was treated with bicarbonate iv and with two short dialysis session, also because of acute renal failure. Many authors do not agree with using bicarbonate, and about hemodialysis some authors suggest that the session should go on at least 12 hours. In this case the use of bicarbonate and short hemodialysis determinated a favourable outcame.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1252
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Metformin poisoning: which therapy?
Emergency Care Journal
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title Metformin poisoning: which therapy?
title_short Metformin poisoning: which therapy?
title_full Metformin poisoning: which therapy?
title_fullStr Metformin poisoning: which therapy?
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series Emergency Care Journal
issn 1826-9826
publishDate 2006-12-01
description Lactic acidosis is a rare but serious adverse effect in metformintreated- patients. The authors report a case of metformin-associated lactic acidosis and discuss the appropriated therapy. The patient was treated with bicarbonate iv and with two short dialysis session, also because of acute renal failure. Many authors do not agree with using bicarbonate, and about hemodialysis some authors suggest that the session should go on at least 12 hours. In this case the use of bicarbonate and short hemodialysis determinated a favourable outcame.
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