| Literature DB >> 24895398 |
Musaab Ramsi1, Claire Mowbray2, Gary Hartman3, Natalie Pageler1.
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A 16-year-old perioperative paediatric patient presented with refractory lactic acidosis and multiorgan failure due to thiamine-deficient total parenteral nutrition during a recent national multivitamin shortage. Urgent empiric administration of intravenous thiamine resulted in prompt recovery from this life-threatening condition. Despite readily available treatment, a high index of suspicion is required to prevent cardiovascular collapse and mortality. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24895398 PMCID: PMC4054102 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205264
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X