TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - [Digitalis poisoning treated with a specific antidote]
JO  - Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening
A1  - Rykke, E. O.
A1  - Bredesen, J. E.
A1  - Stokland, O.
A1  - Jacobsen, D.
SP  - 408
EP  - 410
VL  - 118
IS  - 3
N2  - Toxicity by digitalis is a common problem in everyday clinical practice. In this paper three cases of severe poisoning with digitoxin with maximal S-digitoxin levels of 115, 150 and 239 nmol/l are described. All patients received specific digoxin Fab-fragment intravenously. Administration of antidotes resulted in a favourable outcome in all three patients. So far, the use of digoxin-specific antibodies has been limited to a few cases of severe intoxication where life-threatening arrhythmias and hyperkalaemia were present. We discuss whether a more liberal indication should be accepted.<p /> <p>Language: no</p>
LA  - no
SN  - 0029-2001
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -