Treatment of severe imipramine poisoning.

Nonaccidental poisoning in childhood.

A boy aged 7 years 10 months was admitted to hospital on several occasions in an unconscius state with twitching and apnoeic episodes. Initial investigations failed to show a specific cause. During his time in hospital he had recurrent episodes of loss of consciousness and, on the last occasion, hypotension and ventricular tachycardia. A diagnosis of imipramine poisoning was established by the ...

Amitriptyline and imipramine poisoning in children.

The increasing number of children admitted to this hospital with poisoning by tricyclic antidepressants is causing concern. Of 60 children admitted between January 1966 and July 1973, half were admitted in the last 18 months. In 60% of these patients the tricyclic compounds had been prescribed for nocturnal enuresis. One child aged 2 years and 4 months died of imipramine poisoning. It is impera...

Effectiveness of Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration and Intermittent Hemodialysis in the Treatment of Severe Acute Phenobarbital Poisoning

Background: Phenobarbital poisoning is common in Vietnam. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) and hemodialysis (HD) on clinical outcomes in the treatment of severe acute phenobarbital poisoning. Methods: This was a retrospective observational historically controlled study. 42 patients with severe phenobarbital poisoning were enr...

Imipramine poisoning: survival of a child after prolonged cardiac massage.

Electrocardiographic changes in amitriptyline poisoning.

In imipramine and amitriptyline poisoning the electrocardiographic abnormalities comprise arrhythmias, widening of the QRS complex, and marked changes in die S-T segment. These features were found to be of value in the differential diagnosis of unknown poisoning. The unusual configuration of qR with raised S-T segment in V1, simulating myocardial infarction, was seen in one of our patients and ...