Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an adult patient with toxic shock-induced heart failure

• Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine Vol. 30; no. 2; p. 115
• Main Authors: Gabel, Eilon, Gudzenko, Vadim, Cruz, Daniel, Ardehali, Abbas, Fink, Mitchell P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Exudates and Transudates - microbiology; Hemodynamics; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Leg Ulcer - microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Organ Failure - immunology; Multiple Organ Failure - physiopathology; Multiple Organ Failure - therapy; Respiration, Artificial; Shock, Cardiogenic - immunology; Shock, Cardiogenic - physiopathology; Shock, Cardiogenic - therapy; Shock, Septic - immunology; Shock, Septic - physiopathology; Shock, Septic - therapy; Staphylococcal Skin Infections - immunology; Staphylococcal Skin Infections - microbiology; Streptococcal Infections - immunology; Streptococcal Infections - microbiology; Treatment Outcome; ECMO; heart failure; toxic shock syndrome; cardiomyopathy; sepsis

Cardiomyopathy secondary to toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening problem. We report the case of a 51-year-old male who presented with profound cardiogenic shock and multiorgan failure that could not be managed by conventional therapy with intravenous fluids, vas...