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Extracorporeal circulation in the management of massive propanolol overdose
Author(s) -
MCVEY F. K.,
CORKE C. F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09770.x
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal circulation , extracorporeal , anesthesia , femoral vein , femoral artery , isoprenaline , refractory (planetary science) , vein , surgery , physics , astrobiology , stimulation
Summary A case of refractory hypotension following propanolol overdose is reported. Management included isoprenaline, glucagon and extracorporeal circulatory support using femoral vein‐femoral artery bypass. The unreliability of neurological observations, especially unreactive pupils, in the presence of drug overdose is reiterated.