Journal article
Streptococcus pyogenes purpura fulminans and septic shock: A case highlighting the ethical considerations of high-risk extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
International journal of artificial organs, v 43(7), pp 500-502
01 Jul 2020
PMID: 31984828
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Abstract
Separately, refractory septic shock and purpura fulminans have very poor outcomes. The ethics involved in offering extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to very high-risk patients is complex. We report a novel case of refractory shock requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and continuous renal replacement therapy due to Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia with purpura fulminans to highlight the ethical challenges in offering extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to a patient with such a poor likelihood of survival.
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- Title
- Streptococcus pyogenes purpura fulminans and septic shock: A case highlighting the ethical considerations of high-risk extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Creators
- Taylor Wheaton - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenOgechukwu Menkiti - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenAmit Misra - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
- Publication Details
- International journal of artificial organs, v 43(7), pp 500-502
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000509441200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85078331502
- Other Identifier
- 991021838153204721
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- Engineering, Biomedical
- Transplantation