Candida pericarditis presenting with cardiac tamponade and multiple organ failure after combined damage control thoracotomy and laparotomy with splenectomy in a trauma patient: Case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Cardiac erosion after percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure is a rare complication that requires immediate life-saving emergency surgery. In this report, we present our successful life-saving strategy for cardiac arrest due to cardiac tamponade caused by erosion 6 years after the percutaneous closure of an ASD. Case presentation The patient was a 50-year-old man who received treatment using an Amplatzer septal occluder (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA) treatment for ostium secundum atrial septal defect (size: 29.5 × 27.0 mm) at another institution when he was 44 years old. Conclusions This case report presents a bailout surgical strategy for patients who are hemodynamically unstable with risks of coagulopathy and multiple organ failure. This case shows that cardiac surgeons need to be aware of percutaneous ASD-closure complications and should consider a bailout surgical strategy for patients at risk of multiple organ failure.

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Intentional Delay of Mitral Valve Surgery due to Multiple Organ Failure and Interim Support with IMPELLA 5.0 : a Case Report

Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery ◽

10.4326/jjcvs.50.86 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 86-90

Author(s):

Wataru Kato ◽

Yuki Goto ◽

Ryota Yamamoto ◽

Tsubasa Yazawa ◽

Sho Akita ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Mitral Valve ◽

Multiple Organ Failure ◽

Organ Failure ◽

Multiple Organ ◽

Mitral Valve Surgery ◽

Valve Surgery

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Pranic Healing as a Complimentary Therapy in averting Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report

10.31219/osf.io/ew5fm ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

ANURADHA NITTUR ◽

Rajesh Srivastava

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Multiple Organ Failure ◽

Organ Failure ◽

Distress Syndrome ◽

Conventional Medicine ◽

Multiple Organ ◽

Ventilator Support ◽

Energy Therapy ◽

Multiple Diagnosis

The case report has been presented to demonstrate the response to Pranic Healing intervention by a patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), heading towards multiple organ failure, triggered by secondary haemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis (HLH)The29 yr old patient had been on ventilator support, immunocompromised and in a critical state with multiple diagnosis and multiple hospitalizations for nearly eight months. He had stopped responding to conventional medicine and acupuncture. Complimentary Therapy in the form of Pranic Healing, a no touch, no drug energy therapy was provided to the patient for three months. Pranic Healing along with standardised medical care helped the patient recover rapidly and he was discharged within six weeks of starting Pranic Healing therapy. The case study provides a promising example of Pranic Healing intervention in averting multiple organ failure and promoting regeneration of vital organs.

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A case of gonococcal necrotising fasciitis

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh14027 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 280

Author(s):

Kudzai Nzenza Kanhutu ◽

Denis D. Spelman ◽

Michael D. Weymouth

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care ◽

Case Report ◽

Multiple Organ Failure ◽

Organ Failure ◽

Antimicrobial Therapy ◽

Multiple Organ ◽

Necrotising Fasciitis ◽

Gonococcal Infection ◽

Intensive Care Stay ◽

Extended Course

This case report details the progress of a patient with severe disseminated gonococcal infection with associated necrotising fasciitis. His admission was punctuated by multiple surgical debridements and a prolonged intensive care stay due to multiple organ failure. An extended course of azithromycin-based antimicrobial therapy achieved a cure and the patient was eventually discharged home after 8 weeks. To our knowledge this is the first such case of histologically and microbiologically confirmed gonococcal necrotising fasciitis.

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