Conventional treatment of a metaldehyde-intoxicated cat with additional use of low-dose intravenous lipid emulsion

Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Treatment and High-Dose Amlodipine Intoxication: A Case Report

Low-dose intravenous lipid emulsion for the treatment of severe quetiapine and citalopram poisoning.

The treatment of quetiapine and/or citalopram poisoning is mainly supportive and involves gastric lavage, activated charcoal, intubation, and mechanical ventilation. Recently, however, there were reports of successful treatment with intravenous lipid emulsion. Here we report a case of a 19-year-old Caucasian girl who ingested approximately 6000 mg of quetiapine, 400 mg of citalopram, and 45 mg ...

Treatment of quetiapine overdose with intravenous lipid emulsion.

We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who attempted suicide by oral ingestion of potentially fatal doses of multiple drugs including quetiapine. Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) was administered at a dose higher than that used in the standard management of toxicity. Rapid improvement was observed in the patient's status, and no additional treatment was required during the period of observat...

Treatment of Severe Carbamazepine Intoxication with Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a widely prescribed anticonvulsant agent. It is used in treatment of epilepsy including general tonic-clonic, simple partial and complex partial seizures, neuropathicpains, especially in trigeminalneuralgia, central diabetes insipidus, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders and bipolar disorders. CBZ overdose is usually associated with cardiac, neurologic and respi...

Intravenous lipid emulsion for treatment of local anesthetic toxicity

CLINICAL QUESTION Is intravenous lipid emulsion a safe and effective therapy for the reversal and treatment of local anesthetic toxicity? RESULTS Systematic reviews, human case reports, and experimental animal studies have demonstrated the efficacy of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy in successfully reversing cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and cardiac collapse seen with severe systemi...