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Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-9 | Issue-03 | 203-213
Review Article
Lipid Emulsion Treatment for Drug Toxicity in Pediatric Patients
Maram M. Assiry, Ibrahim Ahmed Abdullah aldayini , Anwar A. Howsawi
Published : March 24, 2023
DOI : 10.36348/sjmps.2023.v09i03.010
Abstract
Medication mistakes continue to be one of the most serious issues in hospitals. Such mistakes can occur during the prescription, distribution, or administration of medications. Lipid emulsions are commonly utilized in whole or partial parenteral feeding initially, Following convincing results from animal models and effective case reports in humans, the use of intravenous lipid emulsions (ILEs) as an antidote in local anesthetic systemic toxicity has acquired considerable acceptance. Although intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) was initially employed to treat life-threatening local anesthetic (LA) toxicity, its application has broadened to cover non-LA poisoning and less severe symptoms of toxicity. However, in recent years, the function of lipid emulsions in the treatment of lipophilic chemical toxicity and overdose has been established. In addition to typical poisoning treatment, lipid emulsion therapy was employed. The observed sequence of events provides substantial support for the importance of ILE treatment in the effective management of both instances. However, further study is needed in this area to provide definite guidelines for the use of intravenous lipid emulsions in pediatric lipophilic agent poisoning. The body of data supporting the use of ILEs in acute drug intoxication is growing. The current data supports the use of ILEs only when there is an imminent threat to life from local anesthetic systemic toxicity or lipophilic cardio-toxin poisoning. Lipid emulsion therapy is a potential and less expensive alternative in cases of acute lipophilic poisoning where a specific antidote is unavailable.
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