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Administration of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate instead of beta‐hydroxybutyrate to a liver transplant recipi...

Administration of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate instead of beta‐hydroxybutyrate to a liver transplant recipi...

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Administration of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate instead of beta‐hydroxybutyrate to a liver transplant recipient suffering from propionic acidemia and cardiomyopathy: A case report on a medication prescribing error

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Administration of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate instead of beta‐hydroxybutyrate to a liver transplant recipient suffering from propionic acidemia and cardiomyopathy: A case report on a medication prescribing error

Publisher

Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Journal title

JIMD reports, 2020-01, Vol.51 (1), p.25-29

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English

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Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

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Contents

Beta‐hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is a synthetic ketone body used as an adjuvant energy substrate in the treatment of patients with metabolic cardiomyopathy. A medication prescribing error led to the administration of the general anesthetic sodium gamma‐hydroxybutyrate (GHB) instead of sodium BHB in a liver transplant recipient with propionic acidemia and...

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Administration of gamma‐hydroxybutyrate instead of beta‐hydroxybutyrate to a liver transplant recipient suffering from propionic acidemia and cardiomyopathy: A case report on a medication prescribing error

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9a9575a1a70c442b8f11a787c64d3550

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9a9575a1a70c442b8f11a787c64d3550

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2192-8312,2192-8304

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2192-8312

DOI

10.1002/jmd2.12090

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