Logging the delivery of intravenous lipid emulsion for cocaine and other lipophilic drug overdoses

Anaesthesia

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 437-438

  Samuels, T L ^a   Papadopoulou, A ^a   Willers, J W ^a   Uncles, D R ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; BICARBONATE; COCAINE; LIPID EMULSION; NITRATE;

ACIDOSIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COLLAPSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; LIPID SOLUBILITY; LIPOPHILICITY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PH; UNITED KINGDOM;

COCAINE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84858306741     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07097.x     Document Type: Letter

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