High-volume hemofiltration in septic shock

doi:10.1186/cc3734

Critical Care
Volume 9
Issue 4

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High-volume hemofiltration in septic shock

Peter Rogiers

Intensive Care Unit, Middelheim General Hospital, Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium

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Critical Care 2005, 9:329-330doi:10.1186/cc3734


Published:	2 June 2005

See related research article http://ccforum.com/content/9/4/R294

Abstract

In the past decade we have learned a lot about the pathophysiology of septic shock. A lot of experimental research has been performed in vitro and in vivo, showing that hemofiltration can improve hemodynamics and survival. With modern machines, hemofiltration is becoming a sepsis treatment in patients.