Digoxin poisoning treated with Digibind
Andersen, J.B.; Sørensen, B.U.; Andersen, L.I.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 158(16): 2262-2264
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 8650801 Document Number: 461676
A case of digoxin intoxication and hyperkalaemia causing cardiac arrest in a 63-year-old female who had undergone cardiac surgery is presented. Symptomatic treatment was given. However, as the patient continued to be unstable we introduced digoxin Fab-antibody in the treatment. The patient changed her heart rhythm from atrioventricular conduction block to atrial fibrillation within a few minutes and recovered later on. The pharmacology and the indications for treatment with digoxin Fab-antibody fragments are discussed.