@article{ref1,
title="Removal of baclofen with hemodialysis is negligible compared to intact kidney excretion in a pediatric overdose: a case report",
journal="Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)",
year="2021",
author="Lee, Vincent R. and Shively, Rachel M. and Connolly, Michael K. and Hoffman, Robert S. and Nogar, Joshua",
volume="59",
number="3",
pages="231-234",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Severe baclofen toxicity can result in respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, bradycardia, hypothermia, seizures, coma, and death. While hemodialysis (HD) is well-described in treating acute baclofen toxicity in patients with end-stage kidney disease or acute kidney injury, the utility of HD for patients with normal kidney function is uncertain. Implementing HD to speed recovery after a large acute baclofen ingestion is appealing, considering: (a) potential for prolonged coma and ventilator-associated morbidity, and (b) baclofen's low protein-binding, low molecular-weight, and moderate volume of distribution. METHODS: We report a 51 kg, 14-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department (ED) with hypotension, obtundation, and status epilepticus after an intentional ingestion of 1200 mg baclofen. Her post-intubation neurologic examination was concerning for coma. A 14-hour post-ingestion baclofen concentration was 882 ng/mL (therapeutic range 80-400 ng/mL). Three urgent-HD sessions were performed to reduce her time on the ventilator. RESULTS: The total baclofen removed in the first three-hour HD session was 3.05 mg. The total urinary elimination of baclofen 42 mg over 24-hours on day one. She was discharged without neurologic deficits to psychiatry on day-14. CONCLUSION: In this case, the amount of baclofen recovered during HD is negligible in comparison to the amount cleared by kidney elimination in this patient with normal kidney function.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1556-3650",
doi="10.1080/15563650.2020.1795188",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2020.1795188"
}