Treatment of Lethal Caffeine Overdose with Haemodialysis: A Case Report and Review
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12 lis 2022
O artykule
Kategoria artykułu: Case Report
Data publikacji: 12 lis 2022
Zakres stron: 279 - 287
Otrzymano: 19 lip 2022
Przyjęty: 24 lip 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0019
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© 2022 Christian C Toquica Gahona, Ashwin Kodagnur Bharadwaj, Monarch Shah, Umesh Bhagat, Paul Sterman, William Vasquez, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Caffeine, chemically 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, is the most widely consumed central nervous system stimulant in the world with pleiotropic effects on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal systems. The advent of over the counter (OTC) caffeine formulations has opened the window for potential toxicity, either by inadvertent or intentional overdosing. We present the case of a patient who attempted suicide by caffeine overdose treated with emergent haemodialysis and a review of the literature.