Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report

Key Clinical Message Pheochromocytoma crisis accompanied by multi‐organ failure necessitates prompt and comprehensive interventions, including VA‐ECMO, CRRT, and others. Successful laparoscopic tumor resection promotes favorable outcomes and recovery. Abstract Pheochromocytoma crisis is commonly ass...

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Main Authors: Meinong Zhong, Yuanqiang Zhu, Shaofang Wang, Hengying Fang, Guili Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8036
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author Meinong Zhong
Yuanqiang Zhu
Shaofang Wang
Hengying Fang
Guili Chen
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description Key Clinical Message Pheochromocytoma crisis accompanied by multi‐organ failure necessitates prompt and comprehensive interventions, including VA‐ECMO, CRRT, and others. Successful laparoscopic tumor resection promotes favorable outcomes and recovery. Abstract Pheochromocytoma crisis is commonly associated with high mortality, high surgical risk, and rapidly fatal complications. This article presented successful treatments and nursing experiences in a patient with pheochromocytoma who developed cardiogenic shock and multiple organ failure. We report a case study of a 32‐year‐old female patient who experienced pheochromocytoma crisis accompanied by multiple organ failure. Initial assessment of bedside echocardiography revealed an extremely low left ventricular ejection fraction of 8%. The patient was promptly resuscitated though tracheal intubation and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO), in conjunction with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), alpha‐blockers, beta‐blockers, and other pharmacological interventions to manage blood pressure and heart rate. These interventions resulted in a remarkable increase in the left ventricular ejection fraction of 67%. However, the patient subsequently developed severe sepsis, which may have been caused by the intubation procedure, necessitating the discontinuation of VA‐ECMO while maintaining CRRT. Close monitoring of plasma catecholamine metabolite level, hemodynamic index, inflammatory marker, liver and kidney functions, and electrolytes during CRRT support allows for evaluating the efficacy of these measures and assessing the impact of CRRT on pheochromocytoma crisis. Eventually, the patient successfully underwent laparoscopic resection of a large pheochromocytoma, leading to favorable prognosis and a successful recovery. Continuous blood purification therapy can effectively eliminate catecholamines and their byproducts from the plasma, stabilize hemodynamics, improve heart, liver, and kidney functions, significantly reduce inflammatory cytokine levels significantly, and extend the surgical window for patients.
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spelling doaj.art-1c362e3fdf9b4c89acb931bcf49f4b762023-10-25T07:12:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-10-011110n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.8036Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case reportMeinong Zhong0Yuanqiang Zhu1Shaofang Wang2Hengying Fang3Guili Chen4Division of Urology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou ChinaDivision of Urology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou ChinaInternal Medicine Intensive Care Unit The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou ChinaDepartment of Nursing The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou ChinaDivision of Urology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou ChinaKey Clinical Message Pheochromocytoma crisis accompanied by multi‐organ failure necessitates prompt and comprehensive interventions, including VA‐ECMO, CRRT, and others. Successful laparoscopic tumor resection promotes favorable outcomes and recovery. Abstract Pheochromocytoma crisis is commonly associated with high mortality, high surgical risk, and rapidly fatal complications. This article presented successful treatments and nursing experiences in a patient with pheochromocytoma who developed cardiogenic shock and multiple organ failure. We report a case study of a 32‐year‐old female patient who experienced pheochromocytoma crisis accompanied by multiple organ failure. Initial assessment of bedside echocardiography revealed an extremely low left ventricular ejection fraction of 8%. The patient was promptly resuscitated though tracheal intubation and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO), in conjunction with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), alpha‐blockers, beta‐blockers, and other pharmacological interventions to manage blood pressure and heart rate. These interventions resulted in a remarkable increase in the left ventricular ejection fraction of 67%. However, the patient subsequently developed severe sepsis, which may have been caused by the intubation procedure, necessitating the discontinuation of VA‐ECMO while maintaining CRRT. Close monitoring of plasma catecholamine metabolite level, hemodynamic index, inflammatory marker, liver and kidney functions, and electrolytes during CRRT support allows for evaluating the efficacy of these measures and assessing the impact of CRRT on pheochromocytoma crisis. Eventually, the patient successfully underwent laparoscopic resection of a large pheochromocytoma, leading to favorable prognosis and a successful recovery. Continuous blood purification therapy can effectively eliminate catecholamines and their byproducts from the plasma, stabilize hemodynamics, improve heart, liver, and kidney functions, significantly reduce inflammatory cytokine levels significantly, and extend the surgical window for patients.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8036cardiogenic shockcase reportcontinuous blood purification therapyefficacymultiple organ dysfunctionpheochromocytoma crisis
spellingShingle Meinong Zhong
Yuanqiang Zhu
Shaofang Wang
Hengying Fang
Guili Chen
Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report
Clinical Case Reports
cardiogenic shock
case report
continuous blood purification therapy
efficacy
multiple organ dysfunction
pheochromocytoma crisis
title Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report
title_full Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report
title_fullStr Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report
title_short Continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis: A case report
title_sort continuous blood purification in patients with pheochromocytoma crisis a case report
topic cardiogenic shock
case report
continuous blood purification therapy
efficacy
multiple organ dysfunction
pheochromocytoma crisis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8036
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