Symmetrical digital gangrene after a high dose intravenous infusion of epinephrine and dopamine following resuscitation from cardiac arrest

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Reyes, Antonio Jose ^a   Ramcharan, Kanterpersad ^a,b   Harnarayan, Patrick ^c   Mooteeram, Justin ^d  

^a San Fernando Teaching Hospital   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Surgi Med Clinic   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d Sangre Grande Hospital   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; DOPAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHEMA; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEART ARREST; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMMETRICAL DIGITAL GANGRENE; TOE GANGRENE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; FINGER; GANGRENE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOE;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOPAMINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPINEPHRINE; FINGERS; GANGRENE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TOES;

EID: 85001975608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217977     Document Type: Note

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