Citation

Lehoux J, Hena Z, McCabe M, Peek GJ. Perfusion 2018; 33(7): 597-598.

Affiliation

Children's Hospital at Montefiore, The Bronx, New York, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0267659118777196

PMID

29781377

Abstract

Aluminium phosphide (AP) is a pesticide used against rodents and insects. Exposure of AP to water releases phosphine gas. Phosphine is a highly toxic mitochondrial poison to which there is no known antidote. We report a case of a 3-year-old female with accidental home exposure to AP, which resulted in cardiac arrest, who was successfully supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Language: en

Keywords

ECMO; ECPR; aluminium phosphide; cardiomyopathy; multi-organ failure