Accidental lidocaine overdosage in an infant

Accidental lidocaine overdosage in an infant

Abstract A one month old child inadvertently received an intravenous bolus injection of 50 mg of lidocaine instead of contrast iodine. The clinical picture comprised collapse, respiratory arrest, convulsions and coma. The calculated maximum level of lidocaine was 5.39 mg/l. The recovery was complete...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 1990, Vol.28 (1), p.101-106
Hauptverfasser: Jonville, A. P., Barbier, P., Blond, M. H., Boscq, M., Autret, E., Breteau, M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Drug Overdose - etiology
Hemodynamics - drug effects
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Injections, Intravenous
Lidocaine - blood
Lidocaine - pharmacokinetics
Lidocaine - poisoning
Male
Medication Errors
Seizures - chemically induced
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract A one month old child inadvertently received an intravenous bolus injection of 50 mg of lidocaine instead of contrast iodine. The clinical picture comprised collapse, respiratory arrest, convulsions and coma. The calculated maximum level of lidocaine was 5.39 mg/l. The recovery was complete. The toxicity of lidocaine is discussed.
ISSN:1556-3650
0731-3810
1556-9519
1097-9875
DOI:10.3109/15563659008993480