Carbon dioxide narcosis in the terminal stage of hemodialysis therapy: A case report with the possible pathophysiologies and the treatment methods

Abstract

Abstract The cause and treatment of carbon dioxide narcosis in the terminal stage of hemodialysis have not been fully discussed. As we have experienced the case of complete recovery, we report the possible pathophysiologies and the treatment methods.

Keywords

• carbon dioxide (CO2) narcosis
• carbonic anhydrase
• carnitine
• coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
• hypozincemia