Charcoal hemoperfusion in an infant with supraventricular tachycardia and seizures secondary to amitriptyline intoxication

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-256

  Mutlu, Mehmet ^a   Karagüzel, Gülay ^a   Bahat, Elif ^a   Aksoy, Ayşe ^a   Güven, Burcu ^a   Dilber, Beril ^a   Dilber, Embiya ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

amitriptyline; hemoperfusion; poisoning; supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; BICARBONATE; CHARCOAL; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN;

ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHARCOAL; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 79951883789     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110369822     Document Type: Article

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