Sepsis

Study findings from Nihon University broaden understanding of sepsis

Published in Blood Weekly, September 18th, 2008

According to a study from Kanda, Japan, "The optimum time for commencement of direct hemoperfusion with a polymyxin B immobilized fiber column (DHP-PMX) in patients with sepsis remains unclear. We retrospectively studied the response to DHP-PMX in relation to parameters of oxygen metabolism in 48 patients with sepsis who were divided into two groups."

"In the effective group (N = 36), the mean blood pressure increased by at least 10 mm Hg after DHP-PMX. Patients who did not show such a blood pressure elevation were assigned to the non-effective group (N = 12). Before the start of therapy, various parameters (mixed venous oxygen saturation, oxygen delivery index, oxygen...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-09-18)

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