A combination of veno-arteriovenous ECMO and Impella (VAVEcpella) as a rescue strategy for severe streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with cardiopulmonary failure: A case report
The VAVEcpella approach (combined V-AV ECMO and Impella support) may represent a viable rescue strategy for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure secondary to septic shock, such as STSS, where traditional support methods have shown limited success.
Authors
- Kiwamu Hatakeyama
- Masaaki Nishihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8903-7923)
- Kohtaro Abe
- Takeshi Iyonaga
- Yuji Shono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0547-0277)
- Takeo Fujino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2886-3479)
- Akira Shiose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0865-0169)
- Tomohiko Akahoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1750-2299)
- Takafumi Sakamoto
- Wataru Otsuru
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Kyushu University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000043741
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39