Quetiapine overdose: Predicting intubation, duration of ventilation, cardiac monitoring and the effect of activated charcoal

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 174-180

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b   Duffull, Stephen B ^c  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Logistic regression; Mechanical ventilation; Overdose; Poisoning; QT interval; Quetiapine; Time to event

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CITALOPRAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BAYES THEOREM; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHARCOAL; COHORT STUDIES; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OVERDOSE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651216047     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32832bb078     Document Type: Article

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