Answer: ILEs are fastly getting acceptance as one of the treatments in drugs overdose. But it comes with its own perils. Some of the possible side-effects of its administration include:
- acute kidney injury
- cardiac arrest
- ventilation-perfusion mismatch
- acute lung injury
- venous thromboembolism
- hypersensitivity
- fat embolism
- pancreatitis
- extracorporeal circulation machine (ECMO) circuit obstruction
- increased susceptibility to infection
- priapism
References:
1. Bryan D. Hayes et al. Systematic review of clinical adverse events reported after acute intravenous lipid emulsion administration. Clinical Toxicology Volume 54, 2016 - Issue 5
2. Priapism in patients treated with total parenteral nutrition. Ekström B, Olsson AM. Br J Urol. 1987 Feb; 59(2):170-1.
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