

As there was concurrent utilisation of multiple interventions, it was difficult to draw definitive conclusions regarding the relative contribution of these interventions to mortality or survival. Gastric decontamination: Fifteen case reports described the administration of activated charcoal and five detailed the use of gastric lavage. Results: The risk of bias was high for all interventions.

Primary outcomes included mortality and improvement in haemodynamic parameters (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure or a composite measure able to quantitate a haemodynamic response). Two reviewers screened titles and abstracts prior to selecting 141 articles (Kappa on articles included = 0.982, 95% CI 0.980-0.985). The search strategy identified 15, 553 citations.

Methods: Searches were conducted across MEDLINE (1946-26 November 2019, Ovid) Embase (1974-26 November 2019, Ovid) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, to 26 November 2019) utilising a combination of subject headings and free text. Objective: To evaluate the effects of treatments for beta-adrenoreceptor antagonist poisoning. Introduction: Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonist (beta-blocker) poisoning is a common overdose which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
