Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome
Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension and is associated with congenital heart disease. ES itself is a challenging condition to manage, further compounded if the patient is critically ill and acutely decompensated. We share our experience of managing a c...
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description | Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension and is associated with congenital heart disease. ES itself is a challenging condition to manage, further compounded if the patient is critically ill and acutely decompensated. We share our experience of managing a critically ill adult patient with ES who presented with acute decompensation due to sepsis. |
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spelling | ums.eprints-332612022-07-16T10:18:16Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33261/ Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome Min, Xian Lim Abdul Jabbar Ismail Yeap Boon Tat RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension and is associated with congenital heart disease. ES itself is a challenging condition to manage, further compounded if the patient is critically ill and acutely decompensated. We share our experience of managing a critically ill adult patient with ES who presented with acute decompensation due to sepsis. BMJ Publishing Group 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33261/1/Challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20critically%20ill%20patient%20with%20decompensated%20Eisenmenger%20syndrome1.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33261/2/Challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20critically%20ill%20patient%20with%20decompensated%20Eisenmenger%20syndrome2.pdf Min, Xian Lim and Abdul Jabbar Ismail and Yeap Boon Tat (2022) Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome. BMJ Case Reports, 15. pp. 1-5. ISSN 1757-790X https://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/5/e245549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245549 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245549 |
spellingShingle | RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system Min, Xian Lim Abdul Jabbar Ismail Yeap Boon Tat Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome |
title | Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome |
title_full | Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome |
title_fullStr | Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome |
title_full_unstemmed | Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome |
title_short | Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome |
title_sort | challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated eisenmenger syndrome |
topic | RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system |
url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33261/1/Challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20critically%20ill%20patient%20with%20decompensated%20Eisenmenger%20syndrome1.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33261/2/Challenges%20in%20managing%20a%20critically%20ill%20patient%20with%20decompensated%20Eisenmenger%20syndrome2.pdf |
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