Objective. To describe the case of a patient who developed a serotonin syndrome due to a 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ingestion with electrical storm and refractory cardiac arrest. Design. Case report. Study Selection. ICU of a university hospital. Patient. A 22-year-old man transferred to the emergency room with hyperthermia, tremors, and mydriasis presented a cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. Interventions. We implemented extra-corporeal life support combined with vasoactive drugs. Later, he also benefited from renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. Measurements and Main Results. We were able to rapidly regulate our patient’s temperature and we weaned all hemodynamic support in the first week of hospitalisation. Conclusion. Extracorporeal life support has several advantages as part of the management of hemodynamic instability induced by serotonin syndrome.
Les enjeux de la prise en charge du traumatisme vertébromédullaire (TVM) cervical sont fondamentaux. Le pronostic vital peut être engagé dans l’immédiat. Cette prise en charge découle des conséquences de l’atteinte médullaire sur ses différents contingents moteur, sensitif et autonome et des objectifs de limiter les lésions secondaires. L’évaluation neurologique initiale repose sur le score ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association score). Le scanner ou l’imagerie par résonance magnétique à l’admission sont indispensables. L’optimisation hémodynamique repose sur un remplissage vasculaire minutieux et l’emploi adapté des amines vasopressives chez ces patients qui ont une défaillance des systèmes adaptatifs cardiaques. La prise en charge respiratoire repose sur une stratégie globale comportant une évaluation respiratoire et, si possible, une extubation précoce avec relai par ventilation non invasive et kinésithérapie intensive. Cette stratégie permet la diminution du recours à la trachéotomie et une réduction de la durée de ventilation mécanique. La prévention et le traitement des autres complications liées à la pathologie et à l’immobilisation ne doivent pas être négligés. The early management of cervical spinal cord injury is critical. This involves therapies of motor, sensitive and autonomic consequences of the cervical spinal injury to limit the extension of secondary lesions. The initial neurological assessment is based on the ASIA score (American Spinal Injury Association score) and CT-scan or MR imaging. Hemodynamic management requires a careful use of vascular filling and vasopressors in these patients where cardiac adaptive systems may be altered. Respiratory management involves assessment of the respiratory function, and, whenever possible, early tracheal extubation, active physiotherapy and non-invasive ventilation. This strategy may reduce the requirement for tracheostomy and the duration of mechanical ventilation. Prevention and treatment of other complications related to the immobilization should be considered.
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