Preoperative renal arterial embolization in high-risk nephrectomy: A case report of a 48-year-old patient with severe emphysematous pyelonephritis.

A 48-year-old female with a background history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis and noninsulin-dependent diabetes presented to our institution with emphysematous pyelonephritis of the right kidney diagnosed on CT. Both urine and blood culture grew multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli. The patient developed severe thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, confusion as well as septic shock.

[Role of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with severe avian influenza A (H7N9) complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome].

Human infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) is an acute contagious respiratory disease. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common complication in patients with severe avian influenza A (H7N9), for whom mechanical ventilation (MV) is an important supportive method. A patient, suffered from severe avian influenza A (H7N9) and complicated with ARDS, was admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in January 2017.

Clinical characteristics from co-infection with avian influenza A H7N9 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae: a case report.

Background: More and more cases of human infections with avian influenza A H7N9 have been reported since it was first mentioned in 2013 in China, but concurrence of influenza A H7N9 with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, however, has never been described. Here, we reported the case of a woman co-infected by influenza A H7N9 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, whose treatment process was a little bit longer and a little bit complicated as well.

Case Presentation: Our patient was an 80-year-old Chinese woman who presented with fever, cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.

[A case of the severe human infection by avian influenza H7N9 was rescued successfully by the sepsis bundle].

One confirmed diagnosis case of severe human infection by avian influenza H7N9 admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University on January 12th, 2017 was reported. The patient was treated with the sepsis bundle, and recovered finally, including a series of comprehensive treatments, such as respiratory support, circulation support, antiviral, anti-inflammation, immunization enhancement, critical nursing, fluid management, nutritional support and treatment of complications. The critical patient was admitted on January 27th, and the treatment was successful.