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Severe Lactic Acidosis Following Paraldehyde Administration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Christine M. Linter  and
Stephen P. K. Linter
Christine M. Linter*
Affiliation:
Tatchbury Mount Hospital, Totton, Southampton
Stephen P. K. Linter
Affiliation:
Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
*
∗ Correspondence
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Extract

A case of severe lactic acidosis following paraldehyde administration is described, and the adverse effects of paraldehyde reviewed.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 650 - 651
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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