Charcoal hemoperfusion in a child with vancomycin overdose and chronic renal failure

A 14-month-old girl with chronic renal insufficiency received a massive overdose of vancomycin, resulting in worsened renal failure and ototoxicity. We report the use of combined charcoal hemoperfusion and dialysis to accelerate vancomycin removal in this patient.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 1998, Vol.12 (1), p.63-64
Hauptverfasser:	PANZARINO, V. M, FELDSTEIN, T. J, KASHTAN, C. E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - blood Anti-Bacterial Agents - poisoning Antibiotics Antidotes - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Charcoal Charcoal - therapeutic use Dialysis Drug Overdose - therapy Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Female Hemoperfusion Humans Infant Kidney Failure, Chronic - blood Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Kidneys Medical sciences Ototoxicity Overdose Pharmacology. Drug treatments Renal failure Renal insufficiency Toxicity: urogenital system Vancomycin Vancomycin - blood Vancomycin - poisoning
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Zusammenfassung:	A 14-month-old girl with chronic renal insufficiency received a massive overdose of vancomycin, resulting in worsened renal failure and ototoxicity. We report the use of combined charcoal hemoperfusion and dialysis to accelerate vancomycin removal in this patient.
ISSN:	0931-041X 1432-198X
DOI:	10.1007/s004670050405