A step-wise, symptom-based approach begins with observation for asymptomatic patients and runs through extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for those in arrest.
Sponsoring Organizations: Ten American, Canadian, and European societies representing poison centers, emergency medicine, critical care, pediatrics and toxicologyTarget Population: Patients with calcium channel blocker (CCB) poisoning in the hospital
Background and Objective
CCB poisoning can be deadly, yet there have been no guidelines for care of hospitalized patients with CCB toxicity. Overall, the available evidence to support the guidelines presented here was judged as poor, and mostly limited to expert consensus. These authors defined a toxic dose of CCBs as more than one therapeutic dose.
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DisclosuresRoyaltiesUpToDate
Grant/Research SupportEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; MINDSOURCE
Editorial BoardsThe Quarterly Update: Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research; Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesThe Helfer Society (Executive Committee Member)
DisclosuresRoyaltiesUpToDate
Grant/Research SupportEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; MINDSOURCE
Editorial BoardsThe Quarterly Update: Reviews of Current Child Abuse Medical Research; Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesThe Helfer Society (Executive Committee Member)