• Am J Emerg Med · Jul 1994

    Case Reports

    Extracorporeal circulation in the management of severe tricyclic antidepressant overdose.

    • J M Williams, M J Hollingshed, A Vasilakis, M Morales, J E Prescott, and G M Graeber.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 1994 Jul 1; 12 (4): 456-8.

    AbstractExtracorporeal circulation is a technique that provides precise control of circulation, oxygenation, temperature, and blood composition in patients suffering from cardiopulmonary failure. The investigators present the case of a near fatal tricyclic antidepressant overdose that failed to respond to standard therapy but was resuscitated using extracorporeal circulation.

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