Use of activated protein C in a case of paediatric septic shock.
We describe a clinical case of a 7 year old girl, affected by peritonitis, septic shock and multiorgan failure, treated successfully with drotrecogin alpha associated with conventional therapy.
Verre
M
M
Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, S. Giovanni Di Dio Hospital, Crotone, Italy. marioverre@tiscali.it
Barozzi
E
E
Piccirillo
M
M
Tancioni
F
F
Tiburzi
S
S
Varano
M
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011486:Protein C / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D011486:Protein C; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C421124:drotrecogin alfa activated