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Indian Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology
Year : 2018, Volume : 28, Issue : 1
First page : ( 36) Last page : ( 40)
Print ISSN : 2231-0665. Online ISSN : 2231-0673.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenationfor Multi-drug Intoxication

Yasmin Jesima, Lakshmipathi T, Theodore S, Kumar R Siva

Department of CTVS, CSSH

Online published on 7 December, 2019.

Abstract

A young woman presented to our hospital following Multi drug suicidal poisoning. The patient's condition deteriorated and she developed severe Metabolic Acidosis and Refractory cardiogenic shock on conventional therapy. In order to prevent the Multi organ failure, Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) was initiated. The patient's hemodynamicimproved significantly after the application of ECMO. She was weaned successfully after 69 hours.

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Keywords

ß-blocker and calcium channel blocker Poisoning, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

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