Seltene Ursache eines schweren kardiogenen Schocks : Ein Fallbericht (Kasuistik)

A 48-year-old male patient with atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and hypertensive crisis was submitted to our intensive care unit. A pheochromocytoma had recently been diagnosed. In the clinical course the patient developed cardiogenic shock and needed to be resuscitated twice. The patient was transferred by helicopter with a transportable cardiopulmonary bypass to a specialized medical center. After further stabilisation, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was used temporarily and he was able to undergo adrenalectomy several days later. The patient survived without residual effects.