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Neurocritical care 18 (1): 64-9 (2013)
Falsely elevated sodium levels during thiopental treatment in the ICU: technical interference on a laboratory device with important clinical relevance.
Bart F. E. Feyen
,
Dries Coenen
,
Philippe G. Jorens
,
Kristien Wouters
,
Andrew I. R. Maas
,
Viviane Hoof
,
Walter Verbrugghe
ABSTRACT
Thiopental is a cornerstone in the treatment of refractory status epilepticus and intractable intracranial hypertension. In our center we observed that thiopental might cause falsely elevated serum sodium levels.