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Ibuprofen is manufactured and marketed as a 'normal' release preparation at a dose of mg three times a day or a sustained-release preparation at a dose of — mg once a day. In the United Kingdom the 'normal'-release preparation is available on general sales licence, pharmacy and prescription, but the sustained-release preparation is available only as a 'prescription only medication'.
There have been only nine previously reported fatalities following ibuprofen intoxication, although in eight of these cases other co-existent factors have probably contributed to death [ 3 - 11 ].
We report here the first case report of a fatality following isolated ingestion of sustained-release ibuprofen that did not respond to maximal supportive care with ante mortem and post mortem ibuprofen concentrations.
A year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented after ingestion of up to tablets of mg sustained-release ibuprofen, equivalent to approximately g. This estimate of the amount ingested was based on empty ibuprofen packets found near her. The patient was bought into the Emergency Department having been found collapsed and unconscious at home by her family, who had last seen her well approximately five hours previously. There was no history of vomiting, gastrointestinal haemorrhage or seizures prior to presentation at hospital.
On presentation she was haemodynamically compromised with a systolic blood pressure of 80 mmHg. The patient's initial electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm, normal QRS duration and normal QT duration, but widespread myocardial ischaemia was noted. Paracetamol and salicylate concentrations were not detected on her admission blood samples.
Arterial blood gases showed a severe metabolic acidosis with pH 6. The patient was commenced on epinephrine and norepinephrine for inotropic support in view of the significant hypotension, and the Guy's and St Thomas' Poisons Unit was contacted for further advice on management. Since this was potentially a life-threatening ingestion of a sustained-release preparation of ibuprofen, it was recommended that multidose activated charcoal 50 g activated charcoal every 3—4 hours should be given via a nasogastric tube to try and reduce further absorption of ibuprofen from the gastrointestinal tract.
The patient's severe metabolic acidosis should be corrected with repeated doses of intravenous boluses of 8. It should be ensured that the patient is adequately filled with intravenous fluid to sustain blood pressure prior to the commencement of any additional inotropic support. Despite fluid resuscitation and maximal infusion doses of epinephrine and norepinephrine, the patient remained hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure of 80 mmHg.
Additionally her metabolic acidosis remained resistant to intravenous sodium bicarbonate and haemofiltration with a bicarbonate buffer, with only minor improvement to pH 7. Samples of ante mortem serum were obtained following admission and were analysed for ibuprofen by the Medical Toxicology Laboratory in London.
Post mortem samples of peripheral whole blood, urine, gastric contents and liver extract were analysed at the local toxicology laboratory for ibuprofen and other drugs. Ibuprofen concentrations were measured by high-pressure liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. No other drugs were detected in a broad toxicology screen; analysis of the ante mortem and post mortem serum samples only detected atracurium and lignocaine given following admission to the hospital.
The cause of death was probably directly related to the ibuprofen overdose, since there was no evidence of another cause of death at the post mortem examination. Of particular note there was no evidence of cerebral oedema, no underlying artherosclerotic disease of the coronary arteries and no evidence of previous myocardial infarction. Although there was altered blood in the gastric fluid, there was no evidence of oesophageal or gastric erosions.
Severe poisoning and death following poisoning with ibuprofen is extremely uncommon. Most cases are either asymptomatic or experience mild gastrointestinal symptoms only [ 4 , 5 ].
In the case presented here the patient presented after ingestion of up to g sustained-release ibuprofen with a reduced Glasgow Coma Scale, a severe metabolic acidosis and significant haemodynamic compromise. Despite meticulous supportive care initially in the Emergency Department and subsequently in the intensive care unit, attempted correction of her metabolic acidosis and the use of multidose activated charcoal to reduce further ibuprofen absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, the patient did not survive.
This is the first reported case of fatality following ingestion of sustained-release ibuprofen and the first fatality following isolated ibuprofen toxicity. Ibuprofen is a NSAID commonly used as an analgesic, as an anti-pyretic agent and as an anti-inflammatory agent [ 1 , 2 ].
Clinical features of toxicity of ibuprofen and other NSAIDs are predictable and occur due to an inhibition of cyclooxygenase activity. The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists have published a position statement on the use of multidose activated charcoal [ 13 ].
In the case reported here a sustained-release preparation of ibuprofen was ingested, and therefore multidose activated charcoal was recommended to try and reduce further absorption of ibuprofen.
Another patient who was found dead who had recently been prescribed an mg preparation of ibuprofen, presumed to be a sustained-release preparation, had a post mortem total ibuprofen concentration of mg in the gastric contents [ 8 ].
Both our case and the other presumed sustained-release case would support the use of multidose activated charcoal in the management of patients who have ingested a sustained-release preparation of ibuprofen in any subsequent cases.
The toxicity of ibuprofen following self-poisoning has been reported in five large case series [ 3 - 5 , 10 , 14 ]. Histories in patients presenting with an overdose have been shown to be unreliable [ 16 ], however, so to try and predict those patients who are at risk of severe ibuprofen-induced toxicity, a nomogram based on the time since ingestion and the serum ibuprofen concentration, similar to that used for paracetamol acetaminophen , has been developed [ 4 ].
Subsequent studies have shown conflicting results as to whether this nomogram is accurate [ 5 ] or inaccurate [ 10 ] at predicting those at risk of severe toxicity. Since ibuprofen concentrations are not routinely available in most emergency departments or hospitals, there are concerns about the accuracy of the nomogram, the toxic effects of ibuprofen are predictable and unlike paracetamol poisoning there is no effective antidote, we would not recommend use of the ibuprofen nomogram in routine clinical practice.
Management of patients presenting following deliberate self-poisoning with ibuprofen consists of gut decontamination with activated charcoal, if they present within one hour of a potentially toxic overdose, and generalised supportive care [ 17 , 18 ].
As already discussed, multidose activated charcoal may be appropriate in patients who have ingested a potentially toxic amount of a sustained-release preparation. Other more severe features of ibuprofen toxicity should be managed appropriately.
Ibuprofen-induced seizures that are nonself-limiting should initially be managed with intravenous diazepam 0. For resistant metabolic acidosis that is not responding, then haemofiltration with a nonlactate bicarbonate buffer may be beneficial.
Although ibuprofen has a relatively low volume of distribution 0. Previous studies have demonstrated no accumulation of ibuprofen in patients with renal impairment [ 20 ] and, in functionally anephric patients undergoing renal replacement therapy with haemodialysis, no accumulation of ibuprofen was seen and there was no detectable ibuprofen in the dialysate, indicating that the ibuprofen was eliminated through metabolism [ 21 ].
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