Guides to ergotism, a too little recognized complication of trauma
Voigt, J.; Dortenmann, J.
Aktuelle Traumatologie 13(1): 46-49
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-6173 PMID: 6132532 Document Number: 217584
The authors present two cases of ergotism in polytraumatised patients after prophylactic treatment with the combination preparation heparin-dihydroergotamine. Attention is drawn to the severity of the possible complications. It seems that it would be quite appropriate to adopt a critical attitude towards routine therapy with combination preparations containing ergotamine for the prevention of thromboembolism in polytraumatised patients.