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Table 1 Drug, plasma and ultra-filtrate levels and clearancea

From: Extra-corporeal life support for near-fatal multi-drug intoxication: a case report

 

Emergency Department arrival 60 minutes after drug ingestion

After plasma exchange therapy 8 hours after drug ingestion

After 72 hours of HV-CVVH

Medication

Plasma levels

Plasma levels

Ultra-filtrate

Plasma levels

Ultra-filtrate

Sertraline, μg/mL

0.55

-

-

-

-

Nifedipine, μg/mL

2.23

0.45

-

-

-

Lacidipine, μg/mL

0.34

-

-

-

-

Fluoxetinee, μg/mL

0.02

-

-

-

-

Atenolol, μg/mL

3.95

14.8

6.5

2.1

0.6

  1. aHV-CVVH, high-volume continuous veno-venous hemofiltration.
  2. The table summarizes plasma sertraline, nifedipine, lacepidine, fluoxetinee, and atenolol levels upon Emergency Department (ED) arrival. It also shows the plasma and ultra-filtrate levels, respectively, following plasma exchange and high-volume continuous veno-venous hemofiltration