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ABSTRACT: Background and aims
Innovative treatment modalities have not yet shown a clinical benefit in patients with septic shock. To reduce severe cytokinaemia, CytoSorb as an add-on to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) showed promising results in case reports. However, there are no clinical trials investigating outcomes.Methods
In this investigator-initiated retrospective study, patients with septic shock were treated with CRRT + CytoSorb (n?=?67) or CRRT alone (n?=?49). The primary outcome was the 28-day all-cause mortality rate. Patients were weighted by stabilized inverse probability of treatment weights (sIPTW) to overcome differences in baseline characteristics.Results
At the start of therapy, CytoSorb-treated patients had higher lactate levels (p?ConclusionsCytoSorb was associated with a decreased observed versus expected 28-day all-cause mortality. By IPTW analysis, intervention with CytoSorb may be associated with a decreased all-cause mortality at 28?days compared to CRRT alone.
SUBMITTER: Brouwer WP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749645 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brouwer Willem Pieter WP Duran Servet S Kuijper Martijn M Ince Can C
Critical care (London, England) 20190918 1
<h4>Background and aims</h4>Innovative treatment modalities have not yet shown a clinical benefit in patients with septic shock. To reduce severe cytokinaemia, CytoSorb as an add-on to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) showed promising results in case reports. However, there are no clinical trials investigating outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>In this investigator-initiated retrospective study, patients with septic shock were treated with CRRT + CytoSorb (n = 67) or CRRT alone (n = 49). The pr ...[more]