Falsely elevated sodium levels during thiopental treatment in the ICU: technical interference on a laboratory device with important clinical relevance.

Feyen, Bart F E; Coenen, Dries; Jorens, Philippe G; Wouters, Kristien; Maas, Andrew I R; Van Hoof, Viviane; Verbrugghe, Walter

Feyen, Bart F E; Coenen, Dries; Jorens, Philippe G; Wouters, Kristien; Maas, Andrew I R; Van Hoof, Viviane; Verbrugghe, Walter.

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Feyen BF; Department of Neurosurgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium. bart.feyen@uza.be

Neurocrit Care ; 18(1): 64-9, 2013 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23104171

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Anticonvulsants/adverse effects; Diagnostic Errors; Hypernatremia/diagnosis; Intracranial Hypertension/drug therapy; Sodium/blood; Status Epilepticus/drug therapy; Thiopental/adverse effects; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Blood Chemical Analysis/instrumentation; False Positive Reactions; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Point-of-Care Systems; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sodium / Status Epilepticus / Thiopental / Intracranial Hypertension / Diagnostic Errors / Hypernatremia / Anticonvulsants Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Neurocrit Care Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / TERAPIA INTENSIVA Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium

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