title: Fulminant Neisseria meningitidis: role for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
abstract: Invasive meningococcal disease is often associated with complications of septic shock and central nervous system dysfunction. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is more commonly being used for respiratory failure and sepsis, but neurologic injury and potential coagulopathy are often considered relative contraindications. We report a successful case of complicated Neisseria meningitidis septic shock with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy requiring extracorporeal support.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Michael.firstenberg@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Firstenberg
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Louis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Julie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mangino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D038542:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C; D016896:Treatment Outcome