Case report Role of hemofilter with endotoxin adsorption capacity in management of septic shock Wun Fung Hui, Winnie Kwai Yu Chan Abstract We reported an adolescent male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed septic shock due to Klebsiella pneumoniae. Continuous…
Case report A 20-year-old woman with spinal cord injury without radiological abnormalities (SCIWORA) Omar Alberto Venegas Gurrola, Omar Uriel Sánchez Alba, María Isabel Solís Gamboa, Goretti Monserrat Rodríguez Delgado Abstract Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormalities (SCIWORA) has been defined as a direct trauma to the spinal cord,…
Case report Factors contributing to the accuracy of initial screening values measured by noninvasive spectrophotometric hemoglobin monitoring in an Emergency Department Tadashi Kaneko, Keiji Uezono, Ryuichi Karashima, Shinsuke Iwashita, Hiroki Irie, Shunji Kasaoka Abstract Objective: Spectrophotometric hemoglobin (SpHb) monitoring is a new noninvasive technology for measuring hemoglobin (Hb). However, few studies have…
Case report Portal venous gas entrapment secondary to mesenteric ischemia after withdrawal of intra-aortic balloon pump: A case report with a rare ultrasound image Ying Tung Sia, Pierre Laurencelle Abstract After coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), mesenteric ischemia is a rare but dreadful complication with high mortality rates….
Case report A fatal case of cerebral oedema and myocarditis associated with secondary dengue infection Saw Kian Cheah, Raha Abdul Rahman, Aliza Mohamad Yusof, Shereen Suet Ping Tang, Kamal-Bashar Abu Bakar Abstract Background: Secondary dengue infection (SDI), in the form of two sequential infections by different serotypes, will lead to…
Case report “Complete” loss of brain stem reflexes – not always brain death! Beware of amitriptyline overdose Amit Kansal, Faheem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Habibullah Rana Abstract We present a case of “complete” loss of brain stem reflexes following amitriptyline overdose, which mimicked brain death….
Case report Levamisole tainted cocaine induced vasculitis Kelly Dewey, Michael Simmons, Fernanda Duarte, Salim Surani Abstract Levamisole has been implicated in the vasculitis and aganulocytosis. It has been pulled from the United States market…
Case report Is my patient really brain dead? Amit Kansal, Somnath Chatterjee, Muhammad Habibullah Rana, Yeeshay Lee, Ross Freebairn Abstract The diagnosis of brain death can be fraught with multiple challenges ranging from the presence of complex motor…
Case report MRSA pneumonia mucus plug burden and the difficult airway Ann Tsung, Brian T. Wessman An 80-year-old female with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, and hypertension was initially…
Case report Levetiracetam use during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an adolescent patient Joseph M. LaRochelle, Matthew D. Murvant, Amy M. Creel, Ann Tilton Abstract Extracoporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of advanced life support which is reserved for respiratory or cardiac…