• DOI:10.1542/peds.2006-0858
Corpus ID: 28656831

Deaths Resulting From Hypocalcemia After Administration of Edetate Disodium: 2003-2005

@article{Brown2006DeathsRF,
  title={Deaths Resulting From Hypocalcemia After Administration of Edetate Disodium: 2003-2005},
  author={M. Brown and T. Willis and B. Omalu and Richard D. Leiker},
  journal={Pediatrics},
  year={2006},
  volume={118},
  pages={e534 - e536}
}

M. Brown, T. Willis, +1 author Richard D. Leiker

Published 2006

Medicine

Pediatrics

From 2003 to 2005, deaths of 3 individuals as a result of cardiac arrest caused by hypocalcemia during chelation therapy were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two were children, both of whom were treated with edetate disodium. At the time of this writing, the adult case was still under investigation. No previous cases of death resulting from hypocalcemia during chelation have been reported. From our experience and review of the literature, we suggest that health care… CONTINUE READING

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