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A case is described in which voluntary ingestion of 72 g meprobamate (mpb) was complicated by shock ascribed to cardiac failure and vasodilation, documented by hemodynamic monitoring. Forced diuresis and cardiac inotropic support were added to the therapy. We recommend Swan-Ganz monitoring in any case of mpb overdosage associated with hypotension and suggest that forced diuresis is not contraindicated if appropriate assessment of the patient's hemodynamic condition is performed.
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Eeckhout, E., Huyghens, L., Loef, B. et al. Meprobamate poisoning, hypotension and the swan-ganz catheter. Intensive Care Med 14, 437–438 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262904
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262904