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[Extracorporeal support technics in the treatment of multisystem failure. Our experience]
G Berlot1, E Barzilay, D Kessler
1Istituto di Anestesia, Rianimazione e Terapia Antalgica, Trieste.
Minerva Medica
|December 1, 1989
Abstract:
Mortality rate among patients with septic, oliguric, multiple organ failure is high. Conventional hemodialysis has often detrimental effects on critically ill patients. Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH), continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis (CAVH/D) and continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis associated with sequential plasmapheresis (CAVHP/D) could reduce mortality in septic (hypercatabolic, oliguric) ARDS induced MOF patients. These techniques are simple and can be managed without superspecialized personnel.