Citation

Kritharides L, Fassett R, Singh B. Intensive Care Med. 1988; 14(4): 439-440.

Affiliation

Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.

Comment In:

Intensive Care Med 1989;15(5):328.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3403780

Abstract

A case of metabolic acidosis, acute renal failure and hepatic failure following paracetamol ingestion is presented. The diagnostic difficulty at presentation is highlighted. Continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration proved a valuable means of maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance. The patient recovered.

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