Prague Med. Rep. 2015, 116, 57-63
Successful Use of Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient with Streptococcal Sepsis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
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.
Keywords
Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, Septic shock, Cardiomyopathy, Streptococcal sepsis, Heart failure.
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