(Elsevier, 2012) Hellig, J.; Von Watzdorf, I.; Lahri, S.; Vallabh, K.; Allgaier, R. L.
Introduction: Tricyclic antidepressant overdoses are a common presenting problem to emergency centres in South Africa.
Case history: A 20-year-old female was brought to the emergency centre in status epilepticus due to tricyclic antidepressant toxicity.
Discussion: Toxicity was manifested as severe haemodynamic instability that did not respond to standard therapy, and was subsequently treated with intravenous fat emulsion (ILE) therapy. The patient recovered with a survival to hospital discharge, neurologically intact.