VOLUME 23 , ISSUE 4 ( April, 2019 ) > List of Articles
Anudeep Saxena, Vivek Bhargava, Aditya Shreya, Anshul Patodia
Keywords : Intra-aortic balloon pump, Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Septic cardiomyopathy
Citation Information : Saxena A, Bhargava V, Shreya A, Patodia A. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient of Sepsis-induced Cardiomyopathy, Successfully Managed with Intra-aortic Balloon Pump. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019; 23 (4):188-190.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23152
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 01-03-2019
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).
In patients with septic shock refractory to pharmacological agents, mechanical devices have been used successfully, although the reports are scarce. We report a case of septic shock where intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) initiation leads to drastic improvement and survival from severe septic cardiomyopathy when conventional therapy was not effective. A 19-year-old male patient underwent surgery for adenocarcinoma descending colon. On day 8 he was reoperated for anastomotic leak and developed severe cardiomyopathy associated with septic shock, postoperatively. When he was in a vicious cycle of refractory hypotension, metabolic acidosis and severe cardiomyopathy, IABP was instituted along with other management for septic shock. Over next 3 days patient's hemodynamics improved and IABP was weaned off. While recovering from shock he developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome which was promptly managed. This case report emphasizes on early institution of IABP in case of severe left ventricular dysfunction in septic shock.
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