Relative safety of hyperinsulinaemia/euglycaemia therapy in the management of calcium channel blocker overdose: A prospective observational study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2019-2024

  Greene, Shaun L ^a   Gawarammana, Indika ^b   Wood, David M ^a   Jones, Alison L ^c   Dargan, Paul I ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Calcium channel blockers; Hypoglycaemia; Hypokalaemia; Insulin; Poisons

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; DOXAZOSIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LOSARTAN; METFORMIN; POTASSIUM; QUETIAPINE; VERAPAMIL; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA EUGLYCEMIA THERAPY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDOTES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OVERDOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 35448935290     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0768-y     Document Type: Article

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