title: Phosphorus-enriched hemodialysis for the treatment of patients with severe methanol intoxication.
abstract: Severe methanol poisoning requires treatment with prolonged and intensive hemodialytic therapy. Such treatment can engender either the de novo development of hypophosphatemia or the worsening of pre-existing hypophosphatemia. Phosphorus-enriched hemodialysis therapy can prevent the occurrence of this complication. We report three patients with severe methanol poisoning who were treated with phosphorus-enriched hemodialysis. Prevention or treatment of hypophosphatemia was successfully achieved with this dialytic technique.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines; Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Chebrolu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hariman
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Eggert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kjellstrand
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D017674:Hypophosphatemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000494:pharmacology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D000432:Methanol