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Bicarbonate therapy for the cardiovascular toxicity of amitriptyline in an animal model |
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| Authors: | J R Hedges P B Baker J J Tasset E J Otten W C Dalsey S A Syverud |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, USA;2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA;3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Abstract: | The beneficial hemodynamic effects of sodium bicarbonate as treatment for tricyclic antidepressant poisoning were investigated in an animal model. Seven adult dogs (17.5 to 20 kg) were poisoned by an intravenous infusion of amitriptyline. Toxicity was defined as a doubling of the initial QRS width. A continuous infusion was used to maintain toxicity for 30 minutes after which 44.5 mEq of sodium bicarbonate was administered intravenously. Five of the animals survived to completion of the experiment. Three of the surviving animals developed dysrhythmias. All dysrhythmias ceased within one minute of administration of sodium bicarbonate. An increase in mean blood pressure (P less than .05) and serum pH (P less than .05) and a decrease in mean QRS width (P less than .05) occurred following administration of sodium bicarbonate. The maintenance of toxicity for 30 minutes suggests that this model can be used for future studies of tricyclic antidepressant poisoning. |
| Keywords: | tricyclic antidepressant toxicity amitriptyline toxicity sodium bicarbonate hemodynamics |
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