Akciğer rezeksiyonu sonrası gelişen ampiyem ve septik şok tablosu (Olgu sunumu)

The 16 year-old case who has performed left lower lobectomy and lingulectomy with the bronchiectasis diagnosis, applied after 19 days from his discharged of the hospital with the compliants of fever, shortness of breath and a bad smell coming from his mouth. Thoracentesis has been practiced to the case followed by hos¬pitalizing. The tube thoracostomy has been applied to the case upon taking the purulent fluid. After 5 hour following such surgical interference, cardiopulmoner arrest appeared. The case responsed to the treatment and followed up in the intensive care unit by the mechanic ventilation.. According to the recent physics exam¬ination and lab findings, the mechanic support of the patient with septic shock diagnosis, was turned off due to the result of the improvement in his arterial blood gas after 5 days-mechanic ventilation support. The patient has followed in the intensive care unit for a period 23 days and has been discharged of the hospital at 44th day. After thoracic surgery operations, the empyema is not rare, however, the addition of the septic shock to this picture is very rare and a life- threatening complication.