Challenges in managing a critically ill patient with decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome

Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension and is associated with congenital heart disease. ES itself is a challenging condition to manage, further compounded if the patient is critically ill and acutely decompensated. We share our experience of managing a c...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2022-05, Vol.15 (5), p.e245549
Main Authors: Lim, Min Xian, Ismail, Abdul Jabbar, Yeap, Tat Boon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acidosis
Adult
Ankle
Case reports
Case Reports: Rare disease
Catheters
Cellulitis
Critical Illness - therapy
Cyanosis
Edema
Eisenmenger Complex - complications
Eisenmenger Complex - therapy
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - complications
Heart Defects, Congenital - complications
Heart failure
Heart rate
Humans
Hypoxia
Intensive care
Intubation
Patients
Physiology
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary arteries
Socioeconomic factors
Ultrasonic imaging
Ventilators
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Summary:Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the most severe form of pulmonary arterial hypertension and is associated with congenital heart disease. ES itself is a challenging condition to manage, further compounded if the patient is critically ill and acutely decompensated. We share our experience of managing a critically ill adult patient with ES who presented with acute decompensation due to sepsis.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2021-245549