Table 1 Cases in the literature reporting the use of VV-ECMO in leptospirosis
Country | Age (sex) | Transmission | Treatment | Time from admission to ECMO | ECMO modality | ECMO duration (days) | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Our patient | UK | 20 (M) | Trout farmer | Levofloxacin Ceftriaxone Doxycycline Methylpred. | 4 days | VV | 8 | Full recovery |
Chaikajornwat et al. (2020) [13] | Thailand | 39 (M) | Street vendor (presumed floodwater exposure) | Levofloxacin Ceftriaxone Methylpred. | 12 h | VV | 8 | Full recovery |
Cantwell et al. (2017 )[14] | Chile | 39 (M) | Working in a contaminated drain with mice | Ceftriaxone Metronidazole Meropenem Vancomycin Amikacin | 1 day | VV | 8 | Full recovery |
Kutlesa and Gjurasin (2017) [15] | Croatia | 72 (F) | Daily contact with bulls | Ceftriaxone Flucloxacillin Methylpred. | 1 day | VV | 6 | Full recovery |
Ludwig et al. (2017) [16] | Germany | 34 (M) | Pet rat | Tazocin Ciprofloxacin Prednisolone | 12 h | VV | <1 | Died |
Pardinas et al. (2017) [17] | USA | 32 (M) | Freshwater swimming | Ceftriaxone Doxycycline | 2 days | VV | 18 | Full recovery |
Umei and Ichiba (2017) [18] | Japan | 50 (M) | Occupational (sushi chef) | Ceftriaxone Levofloxacin Minocycline Vancomycin Meropenem Benzylpenicillin RHZE | 3 days | VV | 11 | Full recovery |
Héry et al. (2015) [19] | Laos | 38 (M) | Visiting rice fields | Ceftriaxone Doxycycline Amoxicillin | < 1 day | VV | 9 | Full recovery |
Liao et al. (2015) [20] | Taiwan | 32 (M) | Walking barefoot through water at fruit market | Penicillin G Levofloxacin | 1 day | VV | 6 | Full recovery |
Kahn et al. (2006) [21] | Austria | ?? (M) | Unknown | Augmentin Clarithromycin Imipenem Ciprofloxacin | Unknown | VA | 2 | Full recovery |
Arokianathan et al. (2005) [22] | UK | 30 (M) | Clearing sewage (bare hands with abrasions) | Cefuroxime Clarithromycin Metronidazole Benzylpenicillin | Unknown | VV | 7 | Full recovery |