Early intravenous lipid emulsion therapy for diphenhydramine overdose: a case report

Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Overdose in Infancy: A Case Report and Overview of Opportunities, Challenges and Prevention

Medication errors remain among the major problems seen in hospitals. Such errors can relate to the prescription, dispensation, or administration of drugs. Human factors account for most of these mistakes, but other factors such as infusion pump programming defects should always be considered. Worldwide, medication errors have been reported to affect 2-30% of patients, depending on the instituti...

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

Intravenous lipid emulsion therapy for sustained release diltiazem poisoning: a case report.

We present a case of refractory cardiogenic shock secondary to sustained release diltiazem poisoning.  Intravenous lipid emulsion therapy was initiated approximately 13 hours after ingestion. Vasopressors were weaned off hours after initiation of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy and the patient went on to make a full recovery.  This report adds to the paucity of data on intravenous lipid emul...

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...

Review of Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy

Intravenous fat emulsion (IVFE) is an important source of calories and essential fatty acids for patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). Administered as an individual infusion or combined with PN, the fats provided by IVFE are vital for cellular structural function and metabolism. The affinity of some medications to lipids has led to the use of IVFE as a treatment for any lipophilic drug ...