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Table 1 Time line table

From: Successful use of combined blood purification techniques in splenectomised patient with septic shock in streptococcus pneumoniae infection – a case report

Date

Relevant past medical history and interventions

2011

coat cell lymphoma diagnosed and chemotherapy performed

2013

splenectomy performed

2014

autologous bone marrow transplantation performed

Dates

Summaries from initial and follow-up visits

Diagnostic testing, including dates

Interventions

10.10. 2015

-Initial visit (admission to ICU): After 24-h of fever and malaise the patient was admitted somnolent, breathing spontaneously with cold, wet and pale skin, 38 °C of fever; blood pressure 50/40 mmHg, puls 120/min, eupnoeic, with rales over both lungs, without heart murmurs, soft and painless abdomen with audible peristalsis.

-After 30–45 min of therapy:

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, blood pressure was 110/65 mmHg, puls 120/min

-After 2 h of therapy:

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, blood pressure was 100/60 mmHg to 120/80 mmHg, puls 120/min, diuresis 20/min, SOFA score 8

-pulse oximetry

-standard ECG

-continuous ECG monitoring

-insertion of central venous, arterial and urine catheters to measure arterial blood pressure continuously, central venous pressure intermittently and urine output per hour

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior and EF

-laboratory tests

-Chest roentgenogram

-microbiological cultures

−2 L of oxygen by nasal cannula.

-rapid infusion of crystalloids,

-noradrenalin iv. infusion

-dobutamine iv.

-glucocorticoids iv.

-vasopressin

- Imipenem iv.

11.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, blood pressure was 110/60 mmHg to 120/60 mmHg, puls 140–100/min, diuresis 225 ml/24 h, SOFA score 12

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, intermittent central venous pressure monitoring and hourly urine output

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior and EF

-laboratory tests

-Chest roentgenogram

-PiCCO catheter insertion and hemodynamic measurements

−40% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids, noradrenalin, dobutamine, vasopressin

-glucocorticoids iv.

-imipenem iv.

12.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, blood pressure was 100/60 mmHg to 120/80 mmHg, puls 130–100/min, diuresis 225 ml/24 h, SOFA score 13

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, intermittent central venous pressure monitoring and hourly urine output

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior and EF

-laboratory tests

-Hemodynamic measurements by PiCCO catheter

−40% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids, noradrenalin, dobutamine, vasopressin

-glucocorticoids iv.

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH and CytoSorb® started

13.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, afebrile, blood pressure was 120/60 mmHg to 120/80 mmHg, puls 130–100/min, diuresis 200 ml/24 h, SOFA score 11

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, intermittent central venous pressure monitoring and hourly urine output

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior and EF

-laboratory tests

-Hemodynamic measurements by PiCCO catheter

40% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids, noradrenalin,

-glucocorticoids iv.

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH and Cyrosorb terminated

14.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, afebrile, blood pressure was 120/100 mmHg, puls 120–100/min, diuresis 200 ml/24 h, SOFA score 7

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, intermittent central venous pressure monitoring and hourly urine output

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior and EF

-laboratory tests

-Hemodynamic measurements by PiCCO catheter

Chest radiogram

40% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids,

-imipenem iv.

15.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, afebrile, blood pressure was 140/100 mmHg, puls 110/min, diuresis 690 ml/24 h

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, intermittent central venous pressure monitoring and hourly urine output

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior and EF

-laboratory tests

-Hemodynamic measurements by PiCCO catheter

40% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids,

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH 

16.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, sub febrile, blood pressure was 150/90 mmHg, puls 100–120/min, diuresis 4455 ml/24 h

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, hourly urine output

-laboratory tests

-Hemodynamic measurements by PiCCO catheter

−35% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids,

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH intermittently

17.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, afebrile, blood pressure was 140/70 mmHg, puls 95–110/min, diuresis 6870 ml/24 h

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, hourly urine output

-ultrasound of vena cava inferior

-laboratory tests

31% of oxygen by mask

-infusion of crystalloids,

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH intermittently

18.10.2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, afebrile, blood pressure was 150/80 mmHg, puls 90–110/min, diuresis 4540 ml/24 h

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, urine output per day

-laboratory tests

3 l of oxygen by nasal cannula

-infusion of crystalloids,

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH intermittently

19.10. 2015

Oriented, breathing spontaneously, afebrile, blood pressure was 160/80 mmHg, puls 70–80/min, diuresis 4000 ml/24 h

-pulse oximetry

-continuous ECG, arterial blood pressure, urine output per day

-laboratory tests

1 l of oxygen by nasal cannula

-infusion of crystalloids,

-imipenem iv.

-CVVH intermittently

-transferred to nephrology ward

  1. Legend: ICU intensive care unit, ECG electrocardiogram, EF ejection fraction, PiCCO Pulse Contour Cardiac Output, CVVH continuous veno-venous hemofiltration