Successful prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a combined intoxication with a tricyclic antidepressant, a benzodiazepine and a neuroleptic.

Autor: Christiaens F; Department of Critical Care, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium., Lessire H, Dellers I, Denis B, Vankeerberghen L, Verborgh C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine [Eur J Emerg Med] 2000 Sep; Vol. 7 (3), pp. 229-36.
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200009000-00011
Abstrakt: We report the case of a patient who co-ingested a tricyclic antidepressant (amitriptyline), benzodiazepines (alprazolam and lormetazepam) and a neuroleptic drug (prothipendyl). Major neurologic and cardiac symptoms occurred including a prolonged cardiac arrest. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation phase was complicated by a haematoma of the liver treated by a left hepatectomy. The clinical features and management of this combined intoxication are discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE