Publications by authors named "Davis N Maclean"
Wilderness Environ Med
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- Plant exposures can cause serious toxicity, often seen in emergency situations, with some plants leading to life-threatening conditions like cardiovascular failure.
- A case study is detailed where a 65-year-old patient developed a severe heart condition after mistakenly ingesting a toxic plant containing aconitine, despite extensive treatment efforts.
- The patient was successfully treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy, leading to recovery, which emphasizes the importance of proper plant identification and available management strategies for such toxicities.
