Citation

Schroeder I, Zoller M, Angstwurm M, Kur F, Frey L. Int. J. Artif. Organs 2017; 40(7): 358-360.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Wichtig Editore)

DOI

10.5301/ijao.5000595

PMID

28574114

Abstract

We describe a young patient who ingested 18 g (240 times the daily therapeutic dose) of venlafaxine in a suicide attempt. She developed severe cardiomyopathy in a takotsubo distribution causing cardiogenic shock and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). She was successfully treated with intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE), extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and CytoSorb®. This is remarkable as, to the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the highest amount of venlafaxine intake seen in the literature with a nonfatal outcome.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Female; Young Adult; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Suicide, Attempted; Hemofiltration; Multiple Organ Failure; Shock, Cardiogenic; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy; Fat Emulsions, Intravenous; Venlafaxine Hydrochloride; Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors