Use of sodium polystyrene sulfonate in an acute-on-chronic lithium poisoned patient: A case report

Publication date: Available online 8 January 2016 Source:Journal of Acute Disease Author(s): Chakroun-Walha Olfa, Ksibi Hichem, Rejeb Imen, Boujelben Mariem, Chaari Adel, Chtara Kamilia, Bouaziz Mounir, Rekik Noureddine A 35-year-old woman with an acute-on-chronic lithium overdose received multiple oral doses of sodium polystyrene sulfonate totaling 120 g over a 24-h period. During the 72 h after the institution of therapy, the serum lithium level decreased from 3.80 to 0.42 mEq/L. Multiple doses of sodium polystyrene sulfonate may be useful in lowering the serum lithium level in severely ill patients with acute renal failure, and can substitute hemodialysis.
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research