An assessment of the in vivo effects of intravenous lipid emulsion on blood drug concentration and haemodynamics following oro-gastric amitriptyline overdose

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 208-215

  Perichon, D ^a   Turfus, S ^b   Gerostamoulos, D ^b   Graudins, A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Lipid emulsion; Overdose; Poisoning; Rodent

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; INTRALIPID; LIPID EMULSION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEMODYNAMICS; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QRS COMPLEX; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMULSIONS; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOYBEAN OIL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 84876481024     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2013.778994     Document Type: Article

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