3 results match your criteria: "Swedish Poisons Information Center[Affiliation]"
The unknown known: non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema in amlodipine poisoning, a cohort study.
Clin Toxicol (Phila)
November 2020
Swedish Poisons Information Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
Article Synopsis
- Amlodipine, a common calcium channel blocker in Sweden, is linked to increasing poison center consultations due to overdoses, with a clinical picture characterized by vasodilation and preserved cardiac function.
- The study focused on nineteen amlodipine poisoning cases, investigating the incidence and significance of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (NCPE), which emerged in 47% of patients, particularly those with stable hemodynamics.
- The findings highlight that NCPE is a notable complication in severe amlodipine overdoses, with 21% of patients succumbing to the condition, indicating potential risks in treatment scenarios.
Characteristics and outcomes of e-cigarette exposure incidents reported to 10 European Poison Centers: a retrospective data analysis.
Tob Induc Dis
August 2017
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAAA), Athens, Greece.
Background: The use of e-cigarettes has increased during the past few years. Exposure to e-cigarette liquids, whether intentional or accidental, may lead to adverse events our aim was to assess factors associated with e-cigarette exposures across European Union Member States (EU MS).
Methods: A retrospective analysis of exposures associated with e-cigarettes reported to national poison centers was performed covering incidents from 2012 to March 2015 from 10 EU MS.
Lipid Rescue - Efficacy and Safety Still Unproven.
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol
October 2016
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.