A life-threatening flecainide overdose treated with intravenous fat emulsion

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Ellsworth, Heather ^a,b   Stellpflug, Samuel J ^a,b   Cole, Jon B ^a,b   Dolan, Joseph A ^c   Harris, Carson R ^a,b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Hennepin Regional Poison Center   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

electrocardiogram; hemodynamics; long QT; pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BICARBONATE; FLECAINIDE; LIPID EMULSION; MAGNESIUM; ONDANSETRON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FLECAINIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84874789261     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03485.x     Document Type: Article

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