According to a recent article, what blood level of caffeine should providers consider hemodialysis?
Greater than 140 mg/dL.
Yoshizawa T, Kamijo Y, Hanazawa T, Usui K. Criterion for initiating hemodialysis based on serum caffeine concentration in treating severe caffeine poisoning. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Mar 10;46:70-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33735699
Submitted by: Chiemela Ubani, PharmD and Dawn Sollee, PharmD on behalf of Florida/USVI Poison Information Center – Jacksonville
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