The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report

The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report

Very few reports exist on serious cardiac complications associated with intake of serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors. This paper describes and discusses the case of a patient who ingested a dose of 17.5 g venlafaxine. She developed a full serotonergic syndrome leading to multi-organ failure...

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Main Authors: Marquetand Christoph, Langer Harald F., Klein Jan Philipp, Graf Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-05-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
ecls
ecmo
intoxication
venlafaxine
cardiogenic shock
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0014
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spelling doaj-fa00c7039666488ca7f0315594ae480f2021-09-06T19:41:34ZengSciendoThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine2393-18172020-05-016212012310.2478/jccm-2020-0014jccm-2020-0014The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case ReportMarquetand Christoph0Langer Harald F.1Klein Jan Philipp2Graf Tobias3Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medicine Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medicine Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyLübeck University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medicine Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyVery few reports exist on serious cardiac complications associated with intake of serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors. This paper describes and discusses the case of a patient who ingested a dose of 17.5 g venlafaxine. She developed a full serotonergic syndrome leading to multi-organ failure, including refractory cardiovascular shock, which was managed by early implantation of an extracorporeal life support (ECLS) system as a bridging strategy. This intervention was successful and resulted in full recovery of the patient.https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0014eclsecmointoxicationvenlafaxinecardiogenic shock
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Langer Harald F.
Klein Jan Philipp
Graf Tobias
The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report
The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
ecls
ecmo
intoxication
venlafaxine
cardiogenic shock
author_facet Marquetand Christoph
Langer Harald F.
Klein Jan Philipp
Graf Tobias
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title The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report
title_short The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report
title_full The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report
title_fullStr The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support in a Patient Suffering from Venlafaxine Intoxication. A Case Report
title_sort use of extracorporeal life support in a patient suffering from venlafaxine intoxication. a case report
publisher Sciendo
series The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
issn 2393-1817
publishDate 2020-05-01
description Very few reports exist on serious cardiac complications associated with intake of serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors. This paper describes and discusses the case of a patient who ingested a dose of 17.5 g venlafaxine. She developed a full serotonergic syndrome leading to multi-organ failure, including refractory cardiovascular shock, which was managed by early implantation of an extracorporeal life support (ECLS) system as a bridging strategy. This intervention was successful and resulted in full recovery of the patient.
topic ecls
ecmo
intoxication
venlafaxine
cardiogenic shock
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0014
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