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Severe type B lactic acidosis and insulin-resistant hyperglycemia related to cadaveric kidney transplantation

•Patients with end-stage renal disease are prone to thiamine deficiency.•Thiamine deficiency can cause severe type B lactic acidosis perioperatively.•Hemodialysis cannot correct lactate levels due to overproduction.•There is large variability in thiamine prescribing practices.•Intravenous thiamine r...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2018-02, Vol.44, p.100-101
Main Authors: Souki, Fouad G., Ghaffaripour, Sina, Martinez-Lu, Kianfa, Mahmoudi, Hilda
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Language:English
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Summary:•Patients with end-stage renal disease are prone to thiamine deficiency.•Thiamine deficiency can cause severe type B lactic acidosis perioperatively.•Hemodialysis cannot correct lactate levels due to overproduction.•There is large variability in thiamine prescribing practices.•Intravenous thiamine reverses thiamine deficiency lactic acidosis within hours.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.11.024