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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2008 101(6):876-877; doi:10.1093/bja/aen286
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Metformin and lactic acidosis

V. Ashall* and T. Dawes

London, UK

* E-mail: vashall@nhs.net

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Editor—We would like to report a case of a known but rare complication of metformin.

A 46-yr-old Caucasian female with schizophrenia was admitted from the mental health unit to the emergency department with a 2 day history of vomiting and abdominal pain. The nursing staff on the psychiatric ward reported she had not been eating or drinking properly for the past few days. She had a past medical history of depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus and also schizophrenia. Her regular medications . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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