Chemotherapy‐induced leukopenic septic shock treated with veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report

Abstract

Abstract We present a case of chemotherapy‐induced leukopenic septic shock treated with veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO). Although the indication for VA‐ECMO for septic shock in immunosuppressed states remains controversial, her relatively young age and a slightly increasing leukocyte count led to VA‐ECMO induction and resulted in recovery.

Keywords

• extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
• management
• neutropenia
• septic shock