Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Treatment of Calcium Channel Blockers, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, and Metformin Overdose.
- Author:
Jae Han JEONG
1
;
Kyung Hoon SUN
;
Yong Jin PARK
;
Sun Pyo KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Calcium channel blockers; Angiotensin receptor antagonist; Metformin; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Renal replacement therapy
- MeSH: Acidosis, Lactic; Adult; Antihypertensive Agents; Calcium Channel Blockers*; Calcium Channels*; Calcium*; Clinical Protocols; Dizziness; Drug Overdose; Emergency Service, Hospital; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*; Humans; Hyperlipidemias; Hypotension; Metformin*; Oxidoreductases; Receptors, Angiotensin; Renal Replacement Therapy*; Suicide; Vomiting
- From:Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology 2018;16(2):165-171
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: An overdose of antihypertensive agents, such calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARBs), and the antihyperglycemic agent, metformin, leads to hypotension and lactic acidosis, respectively. A 40-year-old hypertensive and diabetic man with hyperlipidemia and a weight of 110 kg presented to the emergency room with vomiting, dizziness, and hypotension following an attempted drug overdose suicide with combined CCBs, ARBs, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coemzyme A reductase inhibitors, and metformins. A conventional medical treatment initially administered proved ineffective. The treatment was then changed to simultaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which was effective. This shows that simultaneous ECMO and CRRT can be an effective treatment protocol in cases of ineffective conventional medical therapy for hypotension and lactic acidosis due to an overdose of antihypertensive agents and metformin, respectively.
