TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Extracorporeal life support in severe propranolol and verapamil intoxication
JO  - Journal of intensive care medicine
A1  - Kolcz, Jacek
A1  - Pietrzyk, Jacek
A1  - Januszewska, Katarzyna
A1  - Procelewska, Malgorzata
A1  - Mroczek, Tomasz
A1  - Malec, Edward
SP  - 381
EP  - 385
VL  - 22
IS  - 6
N2  - Combined poisoning with calcium-channel blockers and beta-blockers is usually associated with severe heart failure. This report shows the effectiveness of emergency extracorporeal life support in treating life-threatening simultaneous propranolol and verapamil intoxication. A 15-year-old girl presented in cardiogenic shock after alcohol consumption and a propranolol and verapamil overdose; plasma concentrations: propranolol, 0.53 m/mL; verapamil, 1.06 mg/mL. She was successfully resuscitated with extracorporeal life support. Therapeutic plasma exchange was initiated. Extracorporeal support was discontinued 70 hours later. The patient made a full recovery. Simultaneous verapamil and propranolol overdoses can cause severe hemodynamic compromise and arrest of electrical and mechanical function of the heart. Emergency extracorporeal life support can successfully maintain vital organ blood flow and allows time for drug metabolism, redistribution, and removal. Therapeutic plasma exchange may reduce the time of emergency extracorporeal life support. Emergency extracorporeal life support should be considered early in cases of near-fatal intoxications with cardiodepressive drugs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-0666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -