Survival after severe amitriptyline poisoning with prolonged ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest

BACKGROUND: Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) are becoming one of the most frequently used substances in self poisoning. Significant morbidity and mortality associated with TCA overdose are often related to and refractory hypotension. We report the first case of survival after severe amitriptyline poi...

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Published in:BMC Res Notes
Main Authors: Abeyaratne, Dayakshi D. K., Liyanapathirana, Chathuri, Gamage, Anushka, Karunarathne, Piyumanthi, Botheju, Medhini, Indrakumar, Jegarajah
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791788/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26980525
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1963-0
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