Case report: Combination of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and intra-aortic balloon pump in a young male patient with refractory cardiogenic shock due to aluminum phosphide poisoning.

Background: Acute toxic myocardial damage may be accompanied by the development of cardiogenic shock (CS), the mortality from which is still unacceptably high. Since there is no specific antidote for many types of toxins, treatment of such patients includes various measures of hemodynamic and respiratory support. The paper presents a case of refractory CS due to possible aluminum phosphide (AP) poisoning.