Efficacy of long duration resuscitation and magnesium sulphate treatment in amitriptyline poisoning

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-66

  Citak A ^a   Soysal, D Demirkol ^a   UCsel R ^a   KarabOcUoGlu M ^a   Uzel, N ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cyclic antidepressants; Keywords; Magnesium sulphate; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; TIME;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; POISONING; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036510845     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200203000-00015     Document Type: Article

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