First Case of Acute Poisoning with Amiodarone and Flecainide in Attempted Suicide Successfully Managed with Lipid Emulsion Therapy in the Emergency Department: Case Report and Literature Review

Acute antiarrhythmics poisoning represents a challenge in the Emergency Department (ED). These patients often develop malignant arrhythmias in need of exceptional therapeutic measures in the ICU. We report a 47-year-old patient admitted to the ED 5 h after the ingestion of a large dose of amiodarone...

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Main Authors: Cristina Bologa, Catalina Lionte, Alexandra Popescu, Victorita Sorodoc, Laurentiu Sorodoc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Healthcare
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/6/671