Pediatric extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation settled in an emergency department for a propafenone intentional intoxication

We present a pediatric case of intentional ingestion of 1.8  g of propafenone that caused refractory cardiogenic shock. The patient was successfully rescued with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department of a secondary level peripheral hospital.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 3, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marco Marano, Bianca M. Goffredo, Mara Pisani, Sergio Filippelli, Corrado Cecchetti, Fabrizio Drago, Maria A. Barbieri, Joseph Nunziata, Leonardo Genuini, Matteo Di Nardo Tags: Case Report Source Type: research