title: [Amitriptyline-induced cardiac arrest : treatment with fat emulsion].
abstract: A case of successful resuscitation of a patient with severe amitriptyline intoxication is reported. The measured amitriptyline serum levels far exceeded those assumed to be lethal according to the literature. Resuscitation was successful with the administration of intravenous fat emulsion and the patient recovered without any neurological sequelae.
authors: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Deutschland. vhuge@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Huge
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Baschnegger
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Moehnle
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Peraud
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Briegel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000506:poisoning*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000506:poisoning*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; D000639:Amitriptyline