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NOTARZT 2016; 32(05): 228-231
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-101900
Kasuistik
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Schwerwiegende Intoxikation durch Barbital-Puffer

Severe Intoxication with a Barbital-Buffer
G. Wellershoff
Kardiologie und Konservative Intensivmedizin, Vivantes Klinikum am Urban, Berlin
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01 February 2016 (online)

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Zusammenfassung

Nachdem Barbiturate als Schlafmittel durch weniger toxische Substanzen verdrängt wurden, sind Barbiturat-Intoxikationen sehr selten geworden. Diese Kasuistik beschreibt eine ungewöhnliche, beinahe fatale Barbitalintoxikation durch ein Labor-Reagenz (Veronal-Puffer). Verschiedene Aspekte von Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie werden skizziert.

Abstract

Barbital – once the first commercially available barbiturate – is no longer used in medical practice. Intoxications with oral barbiturates have become rare. This case report presents a unusual, near fatal barbital intoxication in a young man who ingested a barbital-buffer in suicidal intention. Different aspects of clinical presentation, diagnosis and therapy are outlined.

Schlüsselwörter

Barbital - chemischer Puffer - Intoxikation - Dialyse

Keywords

barbital - chemical buffer - poisoning - dialysis
 

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