The American journal of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study
Use of dosage as a triage guideline for unintentional cyclic antidepressant (UCA) ingestions in children.
Triage guidelines for unintentional cyclic antidepressant (UCA) ingestions vary widely, with limited supportive evidence. All records of UCA ingestion reported to 4 certified regional poison centers were evaluated for the years 1998 through 2000. Inclusion criteria included age =6 years patients with a known outcome and known ingested dose by history. ⋯ The majority of UCA ingestions produced limited or no symptomatology. In this series, all children with ingestions of <5 mg/kg developed no or minor effects. Home monitoring might be appropriate in such cases.