Tags Archives: case of the week 2021

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Use of CytoSorb in a pediatric patient with combined drug intoxication and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

This case reports on a 10-year-old female (37 kg), who was admitted to the inpatient pediatric department with syncope with subsequent persistent somnolence and suspected intoxication. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CoW_19_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Use of CytoSorb hemadsorption in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia and severe ARDS

This case reports on a 55-year-old male patient who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever, cough, vomiting, and loss of taste from 7-8 days before admission. He..

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Treatment of a patient with pronounced cytokine storm in severe COVID-19 pneumonia using hemoadsorption in combination with the administration of…

This case reports on a 58-year-old male patient with a medical history of ulcerative colitis, who was admitted to the Emergency Department with a body temperature up to 40°C, dry..

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Use of CytoSorb hemadsorption in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia and severe ARDS

Abstract This case reports on a 55-year-old male patient who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever, cough, vomiting, and loss of taste from 7-8 days before admission...

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Treatment of a patient with pronounced cytokine storm in severe COVID-19 pneumonia using hemoadsorption in combination with the administration of…

Abstract This case reports on a 58-year-old male patient with a medical history of ulcerative colitis, who was admitted to the Emergency Department with a body temperature up to 40°C,..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with severe clonazepam and quetiapine overdosage

This case reports on a 24-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital in an unresponsive state with suspected overdose of clonazepam and quetiapine, presumably 1 hour post ingestion...

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Use of CytoSorb in septic multiple organ failure following intestinal ischemia due to volvulus with concomitant liver failure after COVID-19…

This case reports on a 45-year-old male patient who was hospitalized for emergency intervention due to recurrent abdominal discomfort following CT-confirmed occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cyto2_compressed.pdf"]

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with capillary leakage syndrome, pulmonary failure, and acute renal failure after mitral valve repair…

This case reports on a 39-year-old patient who presented to hospital for elective surgery due to high-grade mitral valve regurgitation. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cyto1_compressed.pdf"]

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with bacterial septic shock and cytokine storm in the context of COVID-19 pneumonia –…

This case reports on a previously fit and well 45-year-old male patient who was transferred from an ex- ternal hospital to the University Hospital St. Pölten already intubated and ventilated...

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with septic shock in the context of mastitis and gangrenous cholecystitis

This report describes the case of a 63-year-old female patient, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with the diagnosis of septic shock. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/caso-semana-cyto_compressed.pdf" title="caso semana cyto_compressed"]

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with therapy-resistant pruritus due to primary biliary cholangitis

This case reports on a 36-year-old female patient (relevant previous diseases: hereditary sensorimotor polyneuropathy with initial diagnosis in the ‘90s), who presented for a liver consultation. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/caso-cyto_compressed.pdf" title="caso cyto_compressed"]

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient requiring resuscitation due to drug intoxication with consecutive multiple organ failure

This case reports on a 52-year-old female patient who was hospitalized via the ambulance service post resuscitation in the context of drug intoxication with metoprolol, benzodiazepine and hydromorphine, as it..

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Hemoadsorption to treat severe iatrogenic intoxication to Patent Blue: A Case Report

This case reports on a 27-year-old woman (body weight 45 kgs), who was admitted to the Emergency Department of a peripheral hospital in Brussels due to intoxication of unknown origin...

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Use of CytoSorb in elective mitral valve replacement and left atrial appendage occlusion with long-term rivaroxaban treatment

This case study reports on a 56-year-old female patient who presented at the Cardiac Center Aarau for elective mitral valve reconstruction/replacement and left atrial appendage occlusion, after she suffered cardiac..

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Use of CytoSorb in peri-operative ECMO therapy in a patient with complex infected pleural effusion after lung volume reduction surgery

This case study reports on a 58-year-old female patient (known pre-existing conditions: very severe COPD (Gold stage IV), encapsulated pleural effusion with suspicion of empyema after left lung volume reduction..

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Use of CytoSorb in an infant with trisomy 21 and a complex heart defect, with septic shock and severe ARDS

This case reports on a 7-month-old male pediatric patient (known pre-existing conditions: trisomy 21 (also known as Downs syndrome), aortic isthmus stenosis, atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) Rastelli type C), who..

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Use of CytoSorb in a septic patient with complicated mitral and aortic valve endocarditis and brain abscess

This case reports on a 48-year-old male patient who was transferred by air ambulance from a Caribbean island to Hospital Pacifica Salud in Panama due to a stroke, altered consciousness,..

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Use of CytoSorb in a pediatric patient with severe rhabdomyolysis in the context of a SARS-CoV-2 infection

This case reports on a 13-year-old male patient who presented to hospital with fever (38.9°), reduced general condition, vomiting and pain in his limbs.   [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Use-of-CytoSorb-in-a-pediatric-patient-with-severe-rhabdomyolysis-in-the-context-of-a-SARS-CoV-2-infection_compressed.pdf" title="Use of CytoSorb..

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Use of CytoSorb in a pediatric patient with septic shock in the setting of a non-controlled infectious focus

The case study reports on a 16-year-old girl, who presented to the hospital with syncope and fever (39°C), tachycardia, complaints of chest pain and coughing after fainting at home.  ..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with type A aortic dissection

This report describes the case of a 59-year-old patient who was transferred from a peripheral hospital for emergency surgery for a type A aortic dissection with paraparesis of the legs,..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with severe COVID-19

This case reports on a 31-year-old male patient with no significant medical history, who was hospitalized following several days of non-quantified fever associated with odynophagia.   [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Use-of-CytoSorb-in-a-patient-with-severe-COVID-19_compressed.pdf" title="Use of..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with severe ARDS and septic shock after mitral valve and tricuspid valve reconstruction

This case reports on a 79-year-old female patient who presented to the hospital for elective surgery due to severe mitral valve and tricuspid valve insufficiency.   [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Use-of-CytoSorb-in-a-patient-with-severe-ARDS-and-septic-shock-after-mitral-valve-and-tricuspid-valve-reconstruction_compressed.pdf" title="Use of..

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Use of CytoSorb in a pediatric patient with complex Shiga toxin induced thrombotic microangiopathy and severe multiple organ failure

This case reports on a 2-year-old male patient (weight 12 kg), who was admitted to the children‘s outpatient department with anuria, bloody diarrhea, anemia and severe edema (anasarca).   [pdf-embedder..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with septic shock after anastomosis insufficiency with abscess following pancreatic resection

This case reports on a 76-year-old male patient, who was admitted to the emergency department two weeks after an elective and initially complication-free pancreas resection with acute abdomen, signs of..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient with mitral valve dysfunction, atypical pneumonia and mixed cardiogenic and septic shock

This case study reports on a 59-year-old patient who presented with dyspnea and weight gain of 12 kg at a peripheral hospital.    [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Use-of-CytoSorb-in-a-patient-with-mitral-valve-dysfunction-atypical-pneumonia-and-mixed-cardiogenic-and-septic-shock_compressed.pdf" title="Use of CytoSorb in a..

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Ticagrelor and Rivaroxaban Elimination With CytoSorb Adsorber Before Urgent Off-Pump Coronary Bypass

This case reports on a 58-year-old male patient who was admitted to the South Munich Surgical Clinic for urgent coronary artery bypass surgery.   [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ticagrelor-and-Rivaroxaban-Elimination-With-CytoSorb-Adsorber-Before-Urgent-Off-Pump-Coronary-Bypass-_compressed.pdf" title="Ticagrelor and Rivaroxaban Elimination..

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Use of CytoSorb in a patient undergoing orthotopic heart transplant surgery

This case reports on a 23-year-old male patient, who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of dyspnea associated with tiredness, dizziness and chest discomfort.   [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Use-of-CytoSorb-in-a-patient-undergoing-orthotopic-heart-transplant-surgery-_compressed.pdf" title="Use of..

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Perioperative use of the extracorporeal cytokine adsorber CytoSorb in a patient with septic endocarditis

This case study reports on a 69-year-old female patient (pre-existing medical conditions: chronic heart failure NYHA III, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, multiple myeloma, chronic kidney disease stage 3), who was..

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Intraoperative extracorporeal cytokine adsorption in a case of cardiac transplant with congestive hepatitis post viral dilated cardiomyopathy

The following case study reports on a 13-year-old pediatric patient (body weight 45 kg) who was admitted to our hospital due to a deterioration in his clinical condition, after he..

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Intra- and postoperative use of CytoSorb in a patient with infective endocarditis, septic shock and myocardial infarction

This case reports on a 49-year-old previously healthy female patient, who presented to the Accident and Emergency Department of a peripheral hospital with complaints of breathlessness and fever for one..

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