Hypertonic sodium bicarbonate versus intravenous lipid emulsion in a rabbit model of intravenous flecainide toxicity: No difference, no sink

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 394-397

  Cave, G ^a   Harvey, M ^b   Quinn, P ^c   Heys, D ^d  

^a Department of Rural Critical Care Tamworth Hospital   (Australia)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antidote; Flecainide; Intravenous; Lipid Emulsions; Sodium Bicarbonate; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; FLECAINIDE; HYPERTONIC SODIUM BICARBONATE; INTRALIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; FLECAINIDE TOXICITY; HEART RATE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; QRS COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTIDOTES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; FLECAINIDE; HEART RATE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; POISONING; RABBITS; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84878286424     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2013.794282     Document Type: Article

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