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Tag: cholangitis

Intra-abdominal Sepsis

Posted on September 29, 2015June 8, 2020 by Martin Kuuskne

A 60-year-old male presents with a four-day history of abdominal pain secondary to cholangitis. The patient presents in septic shock requiring intravenous fluid resuscitation, empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics and vasopressor support and suffers a PEA arrest prior to disposition to advanced imaging or definitive management.

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