Case Report

High-Flux Hemodialysis and Levocarnitine in the Treatment of Severe Valproic Acid Intoxication

Table 1

Arterial blood gasesses, GCS, and VPA values before and after HD.

Before HDαAfter HDα

Arterial blood gasesses
 pH7.187.36
(mmHg)75185
(mmHg)4839
(mmol/L)2422
 BE (mmol/L)−4−3
(%)8098.3
 Anion gap2518
Ammonia (µg/dL)325205
GCS*814
VPA (μg/mL)**928292

*Glasgow coma scale; **valproic acid; αhemodialysis.