Calculated decisions: DigiFab® (Digibind®) Dosing for Digoxin Poisoning

Scott Lucyk

Calculated decisions: DigiFab® (Digibind®) Dosing for Digoxin Poisoning

Emerg Med Pract. 2020 Sep 15;22(Suppl 9):CD1-CD3.

Author

Scott Lucyk¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services; Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 33476509

Abstract

A review of the evidence behind the DigiFab® dosing calculator, which provides dosing for digoxin immune Fab in patients with confirmed digoxin poisoning or overdose.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Digoxin / poisoning*
Drug Overdose / drug therapy*
Humans
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / therapeutic use*
Poisoning / drug therapy*

Substances

Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
digoxin antibodies Fab fragments
Digoxin