J Korean Soc Clin Toxicol.  2018 Dec;16(2):165-171. 10.22537/jksct.2018.16.2.165.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Treatment of Calcium Channel Blockers, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers, and Metformin Overdose

• Jeong JH
• Sun KH
• Park YJ
• Kim SP

• KMID: 2437756
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22537/jksct.2018.16.2.165

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.

Keyword

Calcium channel blockers; Angiotensin receptor antagonist; Metformin; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Renal replacement therapy

MeSH Terms

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
Antihypertensive Agents
Calcium
Calcium Channel Blockers
Calcium Channels
Metformin
Oxidoreductases
Receptors, Angiotensin