A case report of amitriptyline poisoning successfully treated with the application of plasma exchange

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-149

  Belen, Burcu ^a   Akman, Alkim ^a   Yüksel, Nurullah ^a   Dilsiz, Günter ^a   Yenicesu, Idil ^a   Olguntürk, Rana ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Antidepressant; Apheresis; Overdose; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRIPTYLINE; BICARBONATE; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMITRIPTYLINE POISONING; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; POISONING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63349100416     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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