Case Report: Hemodynamic Instability Following Severe Metoprolol and Imipramine Intoxication Successfully Treated With Intravenous Fat Emulsion

Am J Ther. 2016 Jan-Feb;23(1):e246-8. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000080.

Abstract

We present the case of a 22-year-old patient who was successfully treated with intravenous fat emulsion for severe and refractory cardiac depression after an overdose with a tricyclic antidepressant and beta-blocker.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Antagonists / poisoning*
  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / poisoning*
  • Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / therapeutic use*
  • Hemodynamics / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Imipramine / poisoning*
  • Male
  • Metoprolol / poisoning*

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Antagonists
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
  • Fat Emulsions, Intravenous
  • Metoprolol
  • Imipramine