Treatment of polypharmacy overdose with multimodality extracorporeal life support

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 120-123

  Maclaren, G ^a   Butt, W ^a   Cameron, P ^a   Preovolos, A ^a   McEgan, R ^a   Marasco, S ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Verapamil, Doxepin, Quetiapine: polypharmacy overdose, intoxication, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, plasmapheresis, plasma exchange

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DOBUTAMINE; DOXEPIN; GLUCAGON; HEPARIN; INFUSION FLUID; INOTROPIC AGENT; NEUTRAL INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; QUETIAPINE; TEMAZEPAM; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CRYSTALLOID; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MICROCLIMATE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYPHARMACY; SHOCK; SLOW DRUG RELEASE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 14244260752     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300118     Document Type: Article

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