Chemotherapy-induced leukopenic septic shock treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report

Atsumi Hoshino; Shingo Ichiba; Junya Ishikawa; Yusuke Seino; Takuo Yoshida; Nobuo Sato; Takeshi Nomura

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6979

Chemotherapy-induced leukopenic septic shock treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 23;11(2):e6979. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6979. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Atsumi Hoshino¹, Shingo Ichiba¹, Junya Ishikawa¹, Yusuke Seino¹, Takuo Yoshida¹, Nobuo Sato¹, Takeshi Nomura¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Intensive Care Medicine Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

We present a case of chemotherapy-induced leukopenic septic shock treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Although the indication for VA-ECMO for septic shock in immunosuppressed states remains controversial, her relatively young age and a slightly increasing leukocyte count led to VA-ECMO induction and resulted in recovery.

Keywords: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; management; neutropenia; septic shock.

Publication types

Case Reports