Commentary
High-volume hemofiltration in septic shock
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Correspondence: Peter Rogiers peter.rogiers@zna.be
Intensive Care Unit, Middelheim General Hospital, Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Critical Care 2005, 9:329-330 doi:10.1186/cc3734
Published: 2 June 2005Abstract
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.