Venlafaxine overdose treated with extracorporeal life support
Laurel Murphy, Jack Rasmussen, Nancy G. Murphy
Abstract
KEY POINTS An 18-year-old woman was found at home by her mother after an intentional polydrug overdose. The time of ingestion was estimated to be between 2 and 5 hours before the patient’s mother discovered her. The patient had received a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and had a
Topics & Concepts
VenlafaxineLife supportExtracorporealMedicineAnesthesiaIntensive care medicineInternal medicineAntidepressantHippocampusPoisoning and overdose treatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena