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Flecainide toxicity—Clinical diagnosis and management of an urgent condition

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Clinical suspicion, clinical presentation, and electrocardiogram can help clinicians diagnose flecainide toxicity. Currently, there are no guidelines for the management of patients with flecainide toxicity. Sodium bicarbonate, lipid emulsion therapy, and extracorporeal life support have been used in this setting. Amiodarone and lidocaine can be used for the management of wide QRS complex tachycardias in hemodynamically stable patients with flecainide toxicity.

Source: Clinical Case Reports

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.9371

Authors: George Bazoukis, Polyxeni Efthymiou, Andronicos Yiannikourides, Elina Khattab, Varnavas Dimitriades, Gary Tse, Marios Pavlou, Panagiota Georgiou, Lorentzos Kapetis, Dimitrios Patestos, Michalis Tsielepis, Kimon Myrianthopoulos, Elias Papasavvas, Theodoros Christophides

Institutions: European University Cyprus, Nicosia General Hospital, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Aretaeio Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Poisoning and overdose treatments

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,730

OpenAlex ID: W4402074780

FWCI: 1.029

Cites: 19

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10