Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration using cytokine-adsorbing hemofilters as adjuvant therapy for anaerobic descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a case report

Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration using cytokine-adsorbing hemofilters as adjuvant therapy for anaerobic descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a case report

Abstract Background We describe a combinatorial intensive care approach and discuss the critical factors that allowed us to successfully manage a life-threatening case of acute anaerobic septic shock triggered by descending necrotizing mediastinitis. Case presentation We admitted a 38-year-old criti...

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Main Authors: Dijana Popevski, Magdelena Popovska-Cvetkova, Katerina Ignevska, Rodney A. Rosalia, Zan Mitrev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM)
Anaerobic septic shock
Extracorporeal blood oxygenation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2123-7

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