Use of an Intravascular Heat Exchange Catheter and Intravenous Lipid Emulsion for Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest after Cyclobenzaprine Overdose

Michael S. Westrol, Nadia I. Awad, Patrick J. Bridgeman, Erika Page, Jonathan V. McCoy, Janos Jeges

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Abstract

In this case report, a 22-year-old male developed severe hypothermia after an accidental overdose of cyclobenzaprine. During transport, the patient developed cardiac arrest. He received active rewarming measures, including pleural lavage, gastric lavage, an intravascular heat exchange catheter, and cardiopulmonary bypass. Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) was also administered. A discussion of cyclobenzaprine toxicity, hypothermia, ILE, and accidental hypothermic cardiac arrest follows.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)171-176
Number of pages6
JournalTherapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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