Amisulpride deliberate self-poisoning causing severe cardiac toxicity including QT prolongation and torsades de pointes

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 354-356

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b,c   Murray, Lindsay ^c,d   John, Sally ^e   Hackett, L Peter ^f   Haider, Tedo ^g   O'Mullane, Phebe ^h   Gosselin, Sophie ^i,j   Daly, Frank ^c,k,l  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e PORT MACQUARIE BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^g Tumut District Hospital   (Australia)

^h GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^j Quebec Poison Control Centre   (Australia)

^k ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^l WA Poisons Information Centre   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; AMITRIPTYLINE; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; ISOPRENALINE; MAGNESIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; NITRAZEPAM; OMEPRAZOLE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POISON CENTER; QT PROLONGATION; RESUSCITATION; SELF POISONING; THERAPEUTIC HYPERVENTILATION; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 33645791944     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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