Extracorporeal circulation in the management of severe tricyclic antidepressant overdose.
Extracorporeal circulation is a technique that provides precise control of circulation, oxygenation, temperature, and blood composition in patients suffering from cardiopulmonary failure. The investigators present the case of a near fatal tricyclic antidepressant overdose that failed to respond to standard therapy but was resuscitated using extracorporeal circulation.
Williams
J M
JM
Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown.
Hollingshed
M J
MJ
Vasilakis
A
A
Morales
M
M
Prescott
J E
JE
Graeber
G M
GM
D000328:Adult; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007099:Imipramine / Q000506:poisoning*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017211:Treatment Failure
D007099:Imipramine