Intravenous lipid emulsion therapy - The fat of the land

Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 336-341

  Garrett, Rebecca ^a   Kaura, Vikas ^b   Kathawaroo, Sheridan ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Lillyhall Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium channel antagonist overdose; Intravenous lipid emulsion; Local anaesthetic toxicity; Tri cyclic antidepressant overdose

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; BENZOCAINE; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84887614056     PISSN: 22108440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2013.04.001     Document Type: Review

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