Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose.
Introduction: Tricyclic antidepressant overdoses are a common presenting problem to emergency centres in South Africa. Case history: A 20-year-old female was brought to the emergency centre in status epilepticus due to tricyclic antidepressant toxicity. Discussion: Toxicity was manifested as severe...
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| author | J. Hellig I. Von Watzdorf S. Lahri K. Vallabh R.L. Allgaier |
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| description | Introduction: Tricyclic antidepressant overdoses are a common presenting problem to emergency centres in South Africa.
Case history: A 20-year-old female was brought to the emergency centre in status epilepticus due to tricyclic antidepressant toxicity.
Discussion: Toxicity was manifested as severe haemodynamic instability that did not respond to standard therapy, and was subsequently treated with intravenous fat emulsion (ILE) therapy. The patient recovered with a survival to hospital discharge, neurologically intact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2587bc510f4d477bb50145352cb8fdcd2022-12-22T03:58:30ZengElsevierAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine2211-419X2012-12-012415916210.1016/j.afjem.2012.06.001Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose.J. Hellig0I. Von Watzdorf1S. Lahri2K. Vallabh3R.L. Allgaier4Department of Emergency Medicine, GF Jooste Hospital, Manenberg, Cape Town, South AfricaDivision of Emergency Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaDivision of Emergency Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaDivision of Emergency Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaDivision of Emergency Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaIntroduction: Tricyclic antidepressant overdoses are a common presenting problem to emergency centres in South Africa. Case history: A 20-year-old female was brought to the emergency centre in status epilepticus due to tricyclic antidepressant toxicity. Discussion: Toxicity was manifested as severe haemodynamic instability that did not respond to standard therapy, and was subsequently treated with intravenous fat emulsion (ILE) therapy. The patient recovered with a survival to hospital discharge, neurologically intact.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X12000651Tricyclic antidepressantsAmitriptyline overdoseIntravenous fat emulsionAntidote |
| spellingShingle | J. Hellig I. Von Watzdorf S. Lahri K. Vallabh R.L. Allgaier Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose. African Journal of Emergency Medicine Tricyclic antidepressants Amitriptyline overdose Intravenous fat emulsion Antidote |
| title | Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose. |
| title_full | Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose. |
| title_fullStr | Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose. |
| title_short | Chewing the fat: A case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose. |
| title_sort | chewing the fat a case report on intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse cardiotoxicity from intentional amitriptyline overdose |
| topic | Tricyclic antidepressants Amitriptyline overdose Intravenous fat emulsion Antidote |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X12000651 |
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