Successful use of ECLS in cardiopulmonary failure due to aluminum phosphide poising

M. Mendonca; C. Tamas; L. Kiraly; H. Talo; J. Rajah

doi:10.1016/j.ejccm.2016.02.004

Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Apr 2016)

Successful use of ECLS in cardiopulmonary failure due to aluminum phosphide poising

M. Mendonca,
C. Tamas,
L. Kiraly,
H. Talo,
J. Rajah

Affiliations

M. Mendonca: Department of Critical Care, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
C. Tamas: Department of Cardiac Sciences, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
L. Kiraly: Department of Cardiac Sciences, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
H. Talo: Department of Cardiac Sciences, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
J. Rajah: Department of Pediatrics, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejccm.2016.02.004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 33 – 35

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The use of ECLS in the treatment of poisoned patients has been recently reviewed by de Lange et al. [1], but a case of aluminum phosphide poising supported by ECLS has not been described yet. We want to report a successful support with ECLS in a 6 year old child with severe cardiovascular failure due to aluminum phosphide poising

Published in Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

ISSN: 2090-7303 (Print); 2090-9209 (Online)
Publisher: Springer
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: https://link.springer.com/journal/44349

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