Intravenous Lipid Emulsıon Treatment In The Verapamil Intoxication

Abstract

The use of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy (ILE) as an antidote in toxicology has become an increasingly popular in recent years. In pediatric age group, the reported number of cases treated with ILE is very low. Successful results have been reported with ILE therapy in tricyclic antidepressant, verapamil, and beta blocker poisonings in cases that are not responsive to the standard treatment methods. In this article, we present a clinical and laboratory finding of a case that did not respond to standard treatment and was successfully treated with ILE therapy. 

Keywords

• Child,Verapamil

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