Success in early treatment with lipid emulsion for antihypertension drug overdose patient

Abstract

Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) is typically applied as a rescue therapy after the use of conventional treatments for beta blocker (BBs) or calcium channel blocker (CCB) overdoses. We describe the case of a 72-year-old man who presented to our ED after attempting suicide by antihypertensive drug overdose. His blood pressure dropped upon arrival at the ED, and we consequently administered multitherapy including relatively early ILE to prevent prolonged hypotension. He regained stable hemodynamic status on the third day and was later discharged without major sequelae.

Keywords: Beta blockers intoxication; Calcium channel blockers intoxication; Intravenous lipid emulsion.