Treatment of theophylline poisoning with haemoperfusion.
Two patients who had taken overdoses of theophylline were treated initially with oral activated charcoal. Owing to continued toxic plasma levels of theophylline, haemoperfusion was used to reduce rapidly theophylline levels. Both patients recovered rapidly.
Lynn
K L
KL
Dialysis Services, Christchurch Hospital.
Buttimore
A L
AL
Begg
E J
EJ
Gordon
G S
GS
D000328:Adult; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy*; D013806:Theophylline / Q000506:poisoning*
D002606:Charcoal; D013806:Theophylline