Tags Archives: case of the week 2021

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Use of CytoSorb in a critically ill patient with COVID-19 developing postpartum ARDS and septic shock

This case reports on a 37-year-old female with previous Lower Segment Cesarean Section (LSCS) and a history of gestational insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, who was admitted to hospital at 32 weeks..

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Cytokine hemoadsorption in the treatment of a critically ill postpartum woman with COVID-19 pneumonia

A 35-year-old pregnant woman (gestational age 32 weeks) admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 pneumonia and severe respiratory failure. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CoW_50_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Use of hemoadsorption therapy in neonatal surgery – A case of extreme tetralogy of Fallot and severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing…

This case reports on a 20-day old newborn (weight 3.1 kg, body surface area 0.20 m2), who was diagnosed with an extreme tetralogy of Fallot presenting in a severe cyanotic..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with postoperative septic shock following extended pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipples procedure)

This case reports on a 49-year-old female patient who presented to hospital with locally advanced carcinoma of the pancreatic head with jaundice, weight loss, abdominal pain and ascites already manifested...

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Successful treatment of severe lamotrigine intoxication with CytoSorb hemoadsorption

A 60-year-old female was admitted to the Emergency Department after she was found unconscious by her husband. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CoW_47_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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CytoSorb in a patient with post-COVID 19 mucormycosis, septic shock and multiple organ failure

This case reports on a 47-year-old male who was admitted to the Emergency Room with tachypnea, hypotension, and post-COVID-19 mucormycosis. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CoW_46_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Blood purification during valve surgery for infective endocarditis in an adolescent

This case reports on a 15-year old boy with history of bicuspid valve and mild aortic valve regurgitation, who had a recent history of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. [pdf-embedder..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection and secondary septic shock with multiple organ failure

This case reports on a 67-year-old male patient who was transferred from the emergency department to the multidisciplinary intensive care unit due to severe respiratory failure from a newly diagnosed..

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CytoSorb® Hemoadsorption as a Promising Tool to Handle COVID-19-Induced Cytokine Storm

This case reports on a 59-year-old SARS-CoV-2 positive male patient with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who was transferred from an external hospital to the intensive care unit..

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Use of CytoSorb in infectious hemolytic uremic syndrome with acute renal failure due to urosepsis following urinary tract infection

This case reports on a 76-year-old male patient who was admitted to Emden Hospital by ambulance due to progressive deterioration in his general condition accompanied by loss of strength and..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with endocarditis of the aortic valve with an abscess in the area of the…

This case reports on a 54-year-old female patient who initially presented to the Emergency Department of a peripheral hospital with dyspnea and reduced general condition. Following temporary inpatient admission and..

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Use of CytoSorb in the treatment of a pediatric patient with acute hepatitis C complicated by HIV, toxic hepatitis, and…

The case reports on a 17-year-old boy (weight 70 kg) transferred to the Children Infections Research Center intensive care unit (ICU) with severe jaundice and in a poor general condition..

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Sublingual Microcirculatory Evaluation of Extracorporeal Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb in Abdominal Sepsis: A Case Report

This case reports on a 83-year-old man, with a history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction, who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with massive amlodipine overdose and profound vasoplegic shock

This case reports on a 34-year-old previously healthy male patient, who was admitted to the hospital due to massive amlodipine overdose. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoW_38_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Use of CytoSorb in case of operative extraction of the massive right atrium thrombus associated with Hickman catheter in Non-Hodgkin…

This case reports on a 16-year-old male patient (weight 56 kg), who was admitted from the hematology-oncology ward to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after a clinical deterioration with..

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Use of CytoSorb in a comorbid and immunocompromised patient with septic shock

This case reports on a 75-year-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of fever, generalized weakness, signs of chest congestion, coughing and breathing difficulties since..

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Immunoadsorption therapy for a meningococcemia patient with myocarditis, adrenal hemorrhage, and purpura fulminans: a case report

This case reports on a 10-year-old female patient, who was admitted to the emergency department with purpuric rash and confusion. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoW_35_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Intraoperative use of CytoSorb in a mitral valve replacement redo procedure due to infective endocarditis

This case reports on a 18-year-old male patient, who was admitted to a secondary hospital due to febrile symptoms (38.5-39°C) and headache with deterioration of his neurological status (bradypsychia, deviation..

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Novel Use of Extracorporeal Blood Purification for Treatment of Severe, Refractory Neurotoxicity After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy - A…

This case reports on a 53-year-old male patient with primary refractory high-grade B-cell lymphoma, who was hospitalized to undergo Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoW_33_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Use of CytoSorb in the treatment of a COVID-19 patient with severe ARDS

This case reports on a 40-year-old-female who was hospitalized with signs of respiratory distress due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CoW_32_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Hemadsorption as a treatment option for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children associated with COVID-19. A case report.

This case reports on a 17-year-old male patient with a history of fever, dyspnea, diffuse chest and abdominal pain, and generalized rash following COVID-19 molecular diagnosis. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CoW_31_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Use of Cytosorb in a patient with septic shock and acute liver failure

This case reports on a 66-year-old female patient who presented to hospital for elective surgical treatment of a large right-sided renal pelvic stone. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoW_30_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Successful Treatment of Suspected Donor-derived Human Herpesvirus-8 Infection in a Liver Transplant Patient With Coronavirus Disease-19

This case reports on a 62-year-old male who received a liver allograft for hepatocellular carcinoma and 2 months later was admitted with SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoW_29_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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CytoSorb in conjunction with hemodialysis in a patient with COVID-19 associated multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

This case reports on a 52-year-old male, who was admitted to the emergency room with signs of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and decreased urine output. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoW_28_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"] [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CoW_29_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]..

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Efficacy of CytoSorb in a Pediatric Case of Severe Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): A Clinical Case Report

This case reports on a 14-year-old previously healthy girl who was referred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with a suspicion of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and..

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Use of extracorporeal hemoadsorption in septic shock due to liver abscesses in the context of PSC recurrence post liver transplantation

This case reports on a 54-year-old male patient who was treated in the medical intensive care unit at Aachen University Hospital following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure with subsequent postictal vigilance..

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Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® and the early course of linezolid plasma concentration during septic shock

This case reports on a 61-year-old woman with Ulrich Turner syndrome, who developed septic shock following right hemicolectomy. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CoW_25_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia with bacterial superinfection and septic shock

This case reports on a 63-year-old male patient (pre-existing conditions: arterial hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus) who was transferred from the normal ward to the medical intensive care unit..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with COVID-19 and acute hypoxic respiratory failure

This case reports on a 53-year-old female patient who was transferred from the isolation ward to the Medical Intensive Care Unit due to progressive respiratory deterioration in the context of..

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Use of CytoSorb® as a therapeutic option in a critically ill patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by influenza…

This case reports on a 29-year-old previously healthy male patient, who was transferred from a small hospital to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of the University Clinical Centre of..

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