1.
J Artif Organs
; 19(4): 399-402, 2016 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27436098
ABSTRACT
Sepsis-induced cardiogenic shock in combination with severe acute respiratory failure represents a life-threatening combination that is often refractory to the conventional methods of treatment. We describe the case of a 33-year-old patient who developed acute cardiovascular collapse and ARDS secondary to superinfection of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus and H1N1 pneumonia who underwent successful combination therapy for severe sepsis-related cardiomyopathy and respiratory failure using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and cytokine adsorption therapy.
Subject(s)
Cytokines/isolation & purification , Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation , Hemoperfusion , Influenza, Human/complications , Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/complications , Sepsis/therapy , Adsorption , Adult , Bacterial Toxins/metabolism , Exotoxins/metabolism , Female , Humans , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/isolation & purification , Leukocidins/metabolism , Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/virology , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/therapy , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Sepsis/virology , Shock, Cardiogenic/therapy , Shock, Cardiogenic/virology , Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolism
2.
Intensive Care Med
; 35(9): 1653-4, 2009 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19506832