Lipid Rescue 911: Are Poison Centers Recommending Intravenous Fat Emulsion Therapy for Severe Poisoning?

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-234

  Christian, Michael R ^c,d   Pallasch, Erin M ^a   Wahl, Michael ^a   Mycyk, Mark B ^b  

^a ILLINOIS POISON CENTER   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidote; Intralipid; Intravenous fat emulsion; Lipid resuscitation therapy; Poison center

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPIVACAINE; LIPID EMULSION; VERAPAMIL; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS FAT EMULSION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VERAPAMIL; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 84883788020     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-013-0302-2     Document Type: Article

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