title: Charcoal hemoperfusion in a child with vancomycin overdose and chronic renal failure.
abstract: A 14-month-old girl with chronic renal insufficiency received a massive overdose of vancomycin, resulting in worsened renal failure and ototoxicity. We report the use of combined charcoal hemoperfusion and dialysis to accelerate vancomycin removal in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Panzarino
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Feldstein
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kashtan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000931:Antidotes; D002606:Charcoal; D014640:Vancomycin