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What is your approach to the use of intravenous sodium thiosulfate for the management of calciphylaxis in a patient with end stage kidney disease and on hemodialysis?

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Nephrology · Medical College of Wisconsin

We have sodium thiosulfate 25gm IV each dialysis given during the last hour of treatment as a standard order in our dialysis order set. We have seen a useful response in some patients after several weeks, but there are no clear trial-based data to support the use of this treatment. I would certainly...

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What is your approach to the use of intravenous sodium thiosulfate for the management of calciphylaxis in a patient with end stage kidney disease and on hemodialysis? | Mednet