Successful extracorporeal life support in a case of severe flecainide intoxication

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 887-890

  Auzinger, Georg M ^a   Scheinkestel, Carlos D ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drugs therapy; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Electromechanical dissociation; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; High dose epinephrine; Hypotension; Intoxication; Metabolic acidosis; Pacing; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

EID: 0035046866     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200104000-00041     Document Type: Article

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