Review article: Intravenous lipid emulsion as antidote: A summary of published human experience

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-141

  Cave, Grant ^a,b,e   Harvey, Martyn ^c,d   Graudins, Andis ^f,g  

^a HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidote; Emulsion; Intravenous; Lipid; Overdose; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LIPID EMULSION; MEPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHOCK; INTOXICATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIDOTES; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 79954454764     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01398.x     Document Type: Review

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