Protracted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patient Intoxicated with Lethal Dose of Beta-blocker Sectral
Authors:
Z. Bergl; V. Šimeček
Authors‘ workplace:
ARO NsP Most, primář MUDr. Jiří Pešek
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., , 2000, č. 2, s. 83-84
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Overview
The authors present a case report on protracted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a young woman, who ingested a lethal dose of Sectral in a suicidalattempt. Sectral is a selective beta-1 blocker. In spite of the extreme length of cardiac massage (4.5 hours), the patient survived.
Key words:
intoxication O indirect cardiac massage O dialysis
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