Key references: Barbiturate poisoning

  • Dassanayake TL, Jones AL, Michie PT, Carter GL, McElduff P, Stokes BJ, et al. Risk of road traffic accidents in patients discharged following treatment for psychotropic drug overdose: a self-controlled case series study in Australia. CNS Drugs 2012;26(3):269–76. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22329565
  • Dassanayake TL, Michie PT, Jones AL, Mallard T, Whyte IM, Carter GL. Cognitive skills underlying driving in patients discharged following self-poisoning with central nervous system depressant drugs. Traffic Inj Prev 2012;13(5):450–7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22931174
  • Mactier R, Laliberte M, Mardini J, Ghannoum M, Lavergne V, Gosselin S, et al. Extracorporeal treatment for barbiturate poisoning: recommendations from the EXTRIP Workgroup. Am J Kidney Dis 2014;64(3):347–58. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24998037
  • Pond SM, Olson KR, Osterloh JD, Tong TG. Randomized study of the treatment of phenobarbital overdose with repeated doses of activated charcoal. JAMA 1984;251(23):3104–8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6726981
  • Roberts DM, Buckley NA. Enhanced elimination in acute barbiturate poisoning - a systematic review. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2011;49(1):2–12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21288146