Successful use of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with streptococcal sepsis: a case report and review of literature
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation methods MeSH
- Shock, Septic microbiology therapy MeSH
- Streptococcal Infections microbiology therapy MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
A young patient with streptococcal sepsis due to the phlegmon of his left thigh was admitted to the general intensive care unit. He developed a multi-organ failure and septic cardiomyopathy with subsequent cardiogenic shock. This resulted in hemodynamic instability unresponsive to conservative medical treatment. We report a successful application of veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, which was used to overcome the period of critically low cardiac output caused by severe septic myocardial dysfunction.
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Septic Shock in Adults and Children: A Narrative Review
