Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report
Summary This case report presents the intensive care management of a 65-year-old male patient who underwent hemicorporectomy due to advanced intrapelvic chordoma. Early postoperative complications included supraventricular tachycardia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and sepsis, while late complica...
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| description | Summary This case report presents the intensive care management of a 65-year-old male patient who underwent hemicorporectomy due to advanced intrapelvic chordoma. Early postoperative complications included supraventricular tachycardia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and sepsis, while late complications involved wound infection, fluid management challenges, and pleural effusion. Candida parapsilosis was isolated from the wound site, and clinical improvement was achieved with antifungal therapy. After a two-month intensive care stay, the patient was stabilized and transferred to the orthopedic department. This report highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and intensive care management following hemicorporectomy. Graphical Abstract |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d01c380ac6de4d8fac7f9d7415cb5dce2025-08-20T03:45:36ZengBMCBMC Anesthesiology1471-22532025-07-012511610.1186/s12871-025-03184-xHemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case reportHavva Kocayiğit0Burcu Can1Fevzi Sağlam2Ali Fuat Erdem3Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Sakarya University School of MedicineDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Sakarya University School of MedicineDepartment of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of SakaryaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Sakarya University School of MedicineSummary This case report presents the intensive care management of a 65-year-old male patient who underwent hemicorporectomy due to advanced intrapelvic chordoma. Early postoperative complications included supraventricular tachycardia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and sepsis, while late complications involved wound infection, fluid management challenges, and pleural effusion. Candida parapsilosis was isolated from the wound site, and clinical improvement was achieved with antifungal therapy. After a two-month intensive care stay, the patient was stabilized and transferred to the orthopedic department. This report highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and intensive care management following hemicorporectomy. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-03184-x |
| spellingShingle | Havva Kocayiğit Burcu Can Fevzi Sağlam Ali Fuat Erdem Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report BMC Anesthesiology |
| title | Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report |
| title_full | Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report |
| title_fullStr | Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report |
| title_short | Hemicorporectomy in the ICU: a complex case report |
| title_sort | hemicorporectomy in the icu a complex case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-03184-x |
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