Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental

Dengue shock syndrome is the most severe form of Dengue that can be fatal. Nonresponders to standard therapy need intensive care. This paper outlines the clinical features, complications, and outcomes of Dengue Shock Syndrome not responding to standard therapies and needing supportive care in a tert...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chulananda D. A. Goonasekera, Bhagya G. Thenuwara, Ranjith P. V. Kumarasiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/917947
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849411441499570176
author Chulananda D. A. Goonasekera
Bhagya G. Thenuwara
Ranjith P. V. Kumarasiri
author_facet Chulananda D. A. Goonasekera
Bhagya G. Thenuwara
Ranjith P. V. Kumarasiri
author_sort Chulananda D. A. Goonasekera
collection DOAJ
description Dengue shock syndrome is the most severe form of Dengue that can be fatal. Nonresponders to standard therapy need intensive care. This paper outlines the clinical features, complications, and outcomes of Dengue Shock Syndrome not responding to standard therapies and needing supportive care in a tertiary referral intensive care unit of a developing country. Nearly one-third die within 3 days of admission to ICU. Peritoneal dialysis predicts the worst outcomes.
format Article
id doaj-art-6674a656ef6d4e0a9e01ad1a191bc63d
institution Kabale University
issn 1687-9686
1687-9694
language English
publishDate 2012-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Journal of Tropical Medicine
spelling doaj-art-6674a656ef6d4e0a9e01ad1a191bc63d2025-08-20T03:34:47ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942012-01-01201210.1155/2012/917947917947Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be DetrimentalChulananda D. A. Goonasekera0Bhagya G. Thenuwara1Ranjith P. V. Kumarasiri2Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri LankaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri LankaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri LankaDengue shock syndrome is the most severe form of Dengue that can be fatal. Nonresponders to standard therapy need intensive care. This paper outlines the clinical features, complications, and outcomes of Dengue Shock Syndrome not responding to standard therapies and needing supportive care in a tertiary referral intensive care unit of a developing country. Nearly one-third die within 3 days of admission to ICU. Peritoneal dialysis predicts the worst outcomes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/917947
spellingShingle Chulananda D. A. Goonasekera
Bhagya G. Thenuwara
Ranjith P. V. Kumarasiri
Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental
Journal of Tropical Medicine
title Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental
title_full Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental
title_fullStr Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental
title_full_unstemmed Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental
title_short Peritoneal Dialysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome May Be Detrimental
title_sort peritoneal dialysis in dengue shock syndrome may be detrimental
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/917947
work_keys_str_mv AT chulanandadagoonasekera peritonealdialysisindengueshocksyndromemaybedetrimental
AT bhagyagthenuwara peritonealdialysisindengueshocksyndromemaybedetrimental
AT ranjithpvkumarasiri peritonealdialysisindengueshocksyndromemaybedetrimental