Lipid emulsions in the treatment of acute poisoning: A systematic review of human and animal studies

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-27

  Jamaty, Chloé ^a   Bailey, Benoit ^b   Larocque, Alexandre ^c   Notebaert, Eric ^a   Sanogo, Karine ^a   Chauny, Jean Marc ^a  

^a Hpital du Sacr Coeur de Montral ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fat emulsion; Intoxication; Intralipids; Overdose; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATENOLOL; AVERMECTIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; INSULIN; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; LOSARTAN; MEPIVACAINE; MIRTAZAPINE; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; QUETIAPINE; ROPIVACAINE; TETRACAINE; THIOPENTAL; THYROXINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMATURIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LD 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76749096729     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650903544124     Document Type: Review

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