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01-12-2016 | Case Report
Combination of ECMO and cytokine adsorption therapy for severe sepsis with cardiogenic shock and ARDS due to Panton–Valentine leukocidin—positive Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and H1N1
Authors:
NJ Lees, AJP Rosenberg, AI Hurtado-Doce, J Jones, N Marczin, M Zeriouh, A Weymann, A Sabashnikov, AR Simon, AF Popov
Published in:
Journal of Artificial Organs
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Issue 4/2016
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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.