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Moro ET, Ferraz AA, Módolo NS. Anestesia e o usuário de Ecstasy. [Anesthesia and the Ecstasy user.]. Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2006;56(2):183-8doi: 10.1590/s0034-70942006000200010.
Moro, E. T., Ferraz, A. A., & Módolo, N. S. (2006). Anestesia e o usuário de Ecstasy. [Anesthesia and the Ecstasy user.]. Revista brasileira de anestesiologia, 56(2), 183-8. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-70942006000200010
Moro, Eduardo Toshiyuki, et al. "Anestesia e o usuário de Ecstasy." [Anesthesia and the Ecstasy user.]. Revista brasileira de anestesiologia vol. 56,2 (2006): 183-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-70942006000200010
Moro ET, Ferraz AA, Módolo NS. Anestesia e o usuário de Ecstasy. [Anesthesia and the Ecstasy user.]. Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2006 Apr;56(2):183-8. doi: 10.1590/s0034-70942006000200010. Portuguese. PMID: 19468565.
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Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2006 Apr;56(2):183-8. doi: 10.1590/s0034-70942006000200010.

[Anesthesia and the Ecstasy user.].

Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

[Article in Portuguese]
Eduardo Toshiyuki Moro, Alexandre A Fontana Ferraz, Norma Sueli Pinheiro Módolo

Affiliations

  1. CET/SBA, Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba, PUC/SP, Sorocaba, SP.

PMID: 19468565 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-70942006000200010

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of new users of illicit substances has been growing steadily all over the world over the last few years. Marijuana and cocaine have been mentioned most often, but the last few years saw a marked increase in the number of users of other psychostimulants or hallucinogens, taken with the aim of intensifying social experiences. The aim of this article is to discuss the clinical presentation, the damaging effects and the potential interactions with anesthesia of the surgical patient who is a user of these illicit substances.

CONTENTS: The article discusses the action mechanisms, the clinical presentation, the damaging effects and the potential repercussions observed during anesthesia in users of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), also known as Ecstasy.

CONCLUSIONS: Anesthesiologists should be made aware of the clinical presentation and the damaging effects brought about by 3,4 - methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy), as well as the potential interactions with anesthesia, since people who use these substances may find themselves in surgery many times, either due to an emergency situation or by choice.

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