March 1, 1978American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Acute digoxin poisonings: review of therapy

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Why the study?

What are the recommended therapies for the management of acute digoxin poisoning?

Population

Patients with acute digoxin poisoning

Design

Review

Authors

BEBrent R. EkinsCommunity Regional Medical Center AWArthur S. WatanabeIntermountain Healthcare

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Implication

Supports decontamination and atropine/phenytoin in digoxin toxicity; leaves open need for updated prospective trials.

Structured PICO

What are the recommended therapies for the management of acute digoxin poisoning?

Population

Patients with acute digoxin poisoning

Intervention

Therapies for digoxin poisoning including decontamination (syrup of ipecac, gastric lavage, activated charcoal, cholestyramine, colestipol, edetate sodium, cathartics), elimination enhancement (furosemide, hemodialysis, digoxin-specific antibodies), and supportive management (atropine, phenytoin, lidocaine, propranolol, glucose, insulin, sodium polystyrene sulfonate)

This review outlines the standard management of acute digoxin poisoning, emphasizing decontamination with activated charcoal and cathartics, alongside specific antiarrhythmic therapies.

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Ekins et al. (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a958c7a2273404a50fa6dac https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/35.3.268

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Acute digoxin poisonings: review of therapy

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Acute digoxin poisonings: review of therapy

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