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Due to severity of the illness, ECMO had to be used in some cases (PMID 24604330)

Publications

Sharma S, Patti R, Soni P, Ehrlich S, Kupfer Y

Amiodarone toxicity & the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians 2019 Apr 27;; — 2019 Apr 27

Gerard L, Bidoul T, Castanares-Zapatero D, Wittebole X, Lacroix V, Froidure A, Hoton D, Laterre PF

Open Lung Biopsy in Nonresolving Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Commonly Identifies Corticosteroid-Sensitive Pathologies, Associated With Better Outcome.

Critical care medicine 2018 Jun;46;907-914 — 2018 Jun — 907-914

Gibelin A, Parrot A, Maitre B, Brun-Buisson C, Mekontso Dessap A, Fartoukh M, de Prost N

Acute respiratory distress syndrome mimickers lacking common risk factors of the Berlin definition.

Intensive care medicine 2016 Feb;42;164-72 — 2016 Feb — 164-72

Benassi F, Molardi A, Righi E, Santangelo R, Meli M

ECMO for pulmonary rescue in an adult with amiodarone-induced toxicity.

Heart and vessels 2015 May;30;410-5 — 2015 May — 410-5

Sato N, Kojima K, Horio Y, Goto E, Masunaga A, Ichiyasu H, Kohrogi H

Successful treatment of severe amiodarone pulmonary toxicity with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion.

Chest 2013 Apr;143;1146-1150 — 2013 Apr — 1146-1150

Range FT, Hilker E, Breithardt G, Buerke B, Lebiedz P

Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity--a fatal case report and literature review.

Cardiovascular drugs and therapy 2013 Jun;27;247-54 — 2013 Jun — 247-54

Dhokarh R, Li G, Schmickl CN, Kashyap R, Assudani J, Limper AH, Gajic O

Drug-associated acute lung injury: a population-based cohort study.

Chest 2012 Oct;142;845-850 — 2012 Oct — 845-850

Karnatovskaia LV, Festic E, Gajic O, Carter RE, Lee AS,

Prehospital amiodarone may increase the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome among patients at risk.

Journal of critical care 2012 Oct;27;447-53 — 2012 Oct — 447-53

Jackevicius CA, Tom A, Essebag V, Eisenberg MJ, Rahme E, Tu JV, Humphries K, Behlouli H, Pilote L

Population-level incidence and risk factors for pulmonary toxicity associated with amiodarone.

The American journal of cardiology 2011 Sep 01;108;705-10 — 2011 Sep 01 — 705-10

Kumar S, Bangalore S, Kumari R, Grosu H, Jean R

Amiodarone-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome masquerading as acute heart failure.

The Journal of emergency medicine 2012 Nov;43;e311-4 — 2012 Nov — e311-4

Argyriou M, Hountis P, Antonopoulos N, Mathioudaki M

Acute fatal post-CABG low dose amiodarone lung toxicity.

Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2007 Dec;15;e66-8 — 2007 Dec — e66-8

Skroubis G, Galiatsou E, Metafratzi Z, Karahaliou A, Kitsakos A, Nakos G

Amiodarone-induced acute lung toxicity in an ICU setting.

Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2005 Apr;49;569-71 — 2005 Apr — 569-71

Ashrafian H, Davey P

Is amiodarone an underrecognized cause of acute respiratory failure in the ICU?

Chest 2001 Jul;120;275-82 — 2001 Jul — 275-82

Donaldson L, Grant IS, Naysmith MR, Thomas JS

Acute amiodarone-induced lung toxicity.

Intensive care medicine 1998 Jun;24;626-30 — 1998 Jun — 626-30

Donaldson L, Grant IS, Naysmith MR, Thomas JS

Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity. Amiodarone should be used with caution in patients in intensive care.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 1997 Jun 21;314;1832 — 1997 Jun 21 — 1832

Kay GN, Epstein AE, Kirklin JK, Diethelm AG, Graybar G, Plumb VJ

Fatal postoperative amiodarone pulmonary toxicity.

The American journal of cardiology 1988 Sep 01;62;490-2 — 1988 Sep 01 — 490-2

Greenspon AJ, Kidwell GA, Hurley W, Mannion J

Amiodarone-related postoperative adult respiratory distress syndrome.

Circulation 1991 Nov;84;III407-15 — 1991 Nov — III407-15