Removal of Procalcitonin and Selected Cytokines during Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodialysis Using High Cutoff Hemofilters in Patients with Sepsis and Acute Kidney Injury
Author(s) -
Grzegorz Kade,
Sławomir Literacki,
Agnieszka Rzeszotarska,
Stanisław Niemczyk,
Arkadiusz Lubas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000488929
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , septic shock , sepsis , hemodialysis , acute kidney injury , proinflammatory cytokine , interleukin 6 , gastroenterology , renal replacement therapy , c reactive protein , cytokine , inflammation
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of continuous veno-venous hemodialysis (CVVHD) using high cutoff (HCO) hemofilters on the removal of procalcitonin (PCT), and other inflammatory markers in the treatment of patients during septic shock with acute kidney injury (AKI).
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