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Continues renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with disposable hemoperfusion cartridge: A promising option for severe COVID-19
Author(s) -
Farzaneh Dastan,
Ali Saffaei,
Seyed Mehdi Mortazavi,
Hamidreza Jamaati,
Nadia Adnani,
Sasan Samiee Roudi,
Arda Kiani,
Atefeh Abedini,
Seyed Mohammad Reza Hashemian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of global antimicrobial resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2213-7173
pISSN - 2213-7165
DOI - 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.04.024
Subject(s) - hemoperfusion , extracorporeal , medicine , covid-19 , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , surgery , hemodialysis , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Cytokine release syndrome is prevalent in severe cases of COVID-19. In this syndrome, an uncontrolled response of immune system occurs. Extracorporeal blood purification has been proven to effectively remove the released inflammatory cytokines. Here, we reported a successful case to represent our experience of extracorporeal blood purification in a patient with severe COVID-19.

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