Successful treatment of severe myocardial injury complicated with refractory cardiogenic shock caused by AOPP using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report.

RATIONALE: Acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP) is a common critical illness observed in clinical practice, and severe AOPP can cause serious cardiac toxicity.

PATIENT CONCERNS: This patient was a 43-year-old woman who was admitted to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure and hypotension 13 hours after oral consumption of 300 mL of phoxim pesticide.

DIAGNOSES: Acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning, cardiogenic shock.

INTERVENTIONS: We conducted veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) therapy as the patient did not respond to conventional measures.

OUTCOMES: This patient was successfully rescued with VA-ECMO therapy and discharged.

LESSONS: We suggest that for patients with severe myocardial injury complicated with cardiogenic shock caused by AOPP, the use of VA-ECMO therapy can improve the prognosis.