ArticleBMJ case reports2018
Dangerous mistake: an accidental caffeine overdose.
Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Toxidromes.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- Development of a simple estimation method of serum caffeine concentration using a point-of-care test kit for urinary caffeine.Forensic toxicology · 2025Article
- What is more common in fatal caffeine intoxication - suicide or unintentional overdose?Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2024Review
- Successful Use of Continuous Veno-Venous Haemodialysis in a Case of Potential Lethal Caffeine Intoxication.Toxics · 2023Article
- Comparison between the American and the European Systems of Monitoring Adverse Effects of Dietary Supplements and Their Usefulness on the Polish Market.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Treatment of Lethal Caffeine Overdose with Haemodialysis: A Case Report and Review.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2022Article
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- Caffeine Intoxication: Unregulated, Over-the-Counter Sale of Potentially Deadly Supplements.Cureus · 2022Article
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- Intralipid and haemodialysis in caffeine overdose.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) is a natural product commonly presented in food's composition, beverages and medicinal products. Generally, it is thought to be safe under normal dosage, yet it can be fatal in case of severe intoxication. We report a case of a healthy 32-year-old woman who went to the local emergency department (ED) 30 min after ingesting, accidentally, 5000 mg of anhydrous caffeine for a preworkout supplement. At the ED, she presented an episode of presyncope followed by agitation. ECG showed polymorphic broad complex QRS tachycardia and arterial blood gas revealed metabolic acidaemia with severe hypokalemia. The dysrhythmia was successfully treated with intravenous propranolol. Acid-base and hydroelectrolytic disorders were also corrected. A persistent sinus tachycardia was observed in the first 2 days in the ward and 5 days later she was discharged asymptomatic with internal medicine follow-up.
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