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[Critical care for organ failure]

H Shiga1, H Hirasawa

  • 1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan.

Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi
|October 28, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Critical care for surgical multiple organ failure (MOF) requires multidisciplinary support. Advances in artificial organ support, like continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF), improve survival rates for critically ill patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Critical care medicine
  • Surgical intensive care
  • Organ failure management

Context:

  • Retrospective analysis of 141 surgical multiple organ failure (MOF) patients (1988-1998).
  • Focus on critical care regimens including nutritional support, respiratory support, renal replacement therapy, and liver support.
  • Investigated interventions for gut, respiratory, renal, and liver failure in MOF patients.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the critical care strategies and outcomes for surgical patients with multiple organ failure.
  • To assess the effectiveness of various organ support methods, including continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF).
  • To highlight advances in multidisciplinary treatment for MOF.

Summary:

  • Surgical MOF patients received tailored interventions: parenteral nutrition for gut failure, mechanical ventilation or cardiopulmonary support for respiratory failure, CHDF for renal failure, and plasma exchange for liver failure.
  • Colloid osmotic pressure guided fluid therapy, and selective digestive decontamination was used for bacterial translocation prophylaxis.
  • Overall survival rate was 44% (62 out of 141 patients).

Impact:

  • Continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) is recognized for its efficacy in renal replacement and as a modulator of humoral mediators, establishing it as a primary blood purification method.
  • Multidisciplinary treatment and artificial organ support are crucial for improving survival in patients with multiple organ failure.
  • The study underscores significant advancements in the critical care of organ failure patients.

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