Citation

DeMaria S, Bryson EO, Frost EAM. Middle East J. Anesthesiol. 2009; 20(2): 281-284.

Affiliation

Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, N.Y., N.Y., USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, American University of Beirut - Department of Anesthesiology)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19583079

Abstract

The use of the street drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly referred to as ecstasy, has become increasingly prevalent amongst teenagers and young adults in the United States and many other parts of the world. While most anesthesiologists are facile with the intricacies of managing patients intoxicated by alcohol, cocaine and narcotics the new "club" drugs present a challenge, especially under emergency conditions. MDMA, in particular, is the most commonly abused club drug and potentially one of the most dangerous in the perioperative period. We present a case report of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with acute MDMA intoxication and a review of the anesthetic implications.

Language: en