In a retrospective cohort study of bupropion overdoses what was the median change in QRS duration after sodium bicarbonate administration?
-2 milliseconds, which was not statistically significant (P=0.42)
Simpson M, Johnson L, Goldfine C. Sodium bicarbonate treatment for QRS widening in bupropion overdoses. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 Jun;61(6):436-444. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2023.2218029. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PMID: 37318051.
Contributed by: Florida/USVI Poison Information Center- Jacksonville, Toxicology Fellowship Program
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