title: Plasma exchange in the treatment of propoxyphene intoxications.
abstract: Six patients heavily intoxicated by propoxyphene were treated with plasma exchange. Only one patient died because of cardiac dysrhythmia, the other five patients survived, probably because the plasma exchange removed the free plasma fraction of propoxyphene. Plasma exchange also proved to be effective in improving the consciousness of the patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D011431:Dextropropoxyphene / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange
chemical_list: D011431:Dextropropoxyphene