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Presentation
Dust-Off the ECMO, My Patient Just Inhaled 1,1-difluoroethane
Research Day
  • Robert A. Bassett, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Michael Kowalski
  • William J. Borough
  • Steven J. Walsh
Location
Philadelphia
Start Date
13-5-2015 1:00 PM
Description

Dust-Off® computer cleaner containing 1,1-difluoroethane (DFE) is frequently cited in cases of inhalation abuse. Malignant cardiac dysrhythmias are a well-recognized complication of DFE toxicity. We describe a patient with prolonged ventricular irritability following DFE inhalation, who was successfully treated with a central α-2 agonist and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Citation Information
Robert A. Bassett, Michael Kowalski, William J. Borough and Steven J. Walsh. "Dust-Off the ECMO, My Patient Just Inhaled 1,1-difluoroethane" (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-bassett/16/