Phenobarbital overdose in an eleven-year-old-girl with attempted suicide

V Lily Limantara; Made Widia; Ketut Suwitra; Endah Ardjana

doi:10.14238/pi45.5.2005.223-8

V Lily Limantara
Made Widia
Ketut Suwitra
Endah Ardjana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi45.5.2005.223-8

Keywords: Phenobarbital overdose, eleven-year-old-girl, attempted suicide

Abstract

This report describes a patient with life-threat-
ening phenobarbital overdose, treated successfully
with hemodialysis, using a high-flux, high-efficiency
dialyzer and high blood flow rates. The rapid fall in
phenobarbital levels and the dramatic clinical re-
sponse noted during the procedure supports this
technique as an effective therapy in such patients.

Author Biographies

V Lily Limantara

Department of Child Health, Medical School, Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Indonesia.

Made Widia

Department of Child Health, Medical School, Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Indonesia.

Ketut Suwitra

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Indonesia.

Endah Ardjana

Department of Child Health, Medical School, Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Indonesia.

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