Amitriptyline poisoning in a 2-year old

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-177

  Deegan, Catherine ^a   O'Brien, Kay ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Arrhythmias; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Pediatric; Poisoning; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; AMITRIPTYLINE; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTICONVULSANTS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KIDNEY; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; OVERDOSE; SEIZURES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33645224747     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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