THE USE OF EXTRACORPOREAL HEMODIALYSIS IN THE TREATMENT OF SALICYLATE INTOXICATION IN A 2-YEAR-OLD CHILD

The procedure employed in the dialysis of a 13 kg boy with salicylate intoxication is described. Clinical and chemical data are presented which demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of this procedure. The arguments in favor of dialysis rather than exchange transfusion in the treatment of salicylate intoxication are discussed and the indications for the use of hemodialysis are enumerated.