Supralethal magnesemia with patient survival

Van R. Bohman, David B. Cotton

Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1990 · 35 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

We report a patient with supralethal magnesemia of 38.7 mg/dL who survived. Our treatment consisted of assisted ventilation with intubation, accompanied by calcium chloride infusion and forced diuresis with mannitol.