PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Bet 2: Intralipid/Lipid Emulsion in Beta-Blocker Overdose AID - 10.1136/emermed-2011-200722 DP - 2011 Nov 01 TA - Emergency Medicine Journal PG - 991--993 VI - 28 IP - 11 4099 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/11/991.short 4100 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/11/991.full SO - Emerg Med J2011 Nov 01; 28 AB - A short cut review was performed to seek the evidence for use of intravenous lipid emulsion in the treatment of overdose with β-receptor antagonists. Eight case reports and one case series with a total of 10 patients were found. The authors, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that there is only anecdotal evidence of effectiveness for this treatment.