A retrospective analysis of antidepressant poisonings in the emergency department: 11-Year experience

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 605-612

  Unverir, P ^a   Atilla, R ^a   Karcioglu, O ^a   Topacoglu, H ^a   Demiral, Y ^a   Tuncok, Yesim ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Emergency department; Intubation; Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BICARBONATE; DOPAMINE; MIANSERIN; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; OPIPRAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSANT INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33751350504     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032706072470     Document Type: Article

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