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Quílez Trasobares N, González-Fernández M, Barea-Mendoza JA, Arias-Verdú MD, Barrueco-Francioni JE, Seller-Pérez G, Molina-Collado Z, Lesmes González-de Aledo A, Herrera-Gutiérrez M, Sánchez-Izquierdo Riera JÁ. The Role of Immunomodulatory Therapy with Oxiris in COVID-19 with Renal Failure and Immune Dysfunction. Blood Purif 2024; 53:804-812. [PMID: 38991521 DOI: 10.1159/000539833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of hemoadsorption on the elimination of inflammatory mediators. METHODS A prospective, bicenter, observational cohort study was conducted between March 2020 and February 2022 to explore the immunomodulatory response, demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU with severe acute respiratory failure and in need of CRRT with Oxiris® with or without AKI. RESULTS Sixty-four patients were analyzed. Statistically significant differences were observed between exposed and unexposed groups, in relation to the reduction in D-dimer levels -15,614 (24,848.9) versus -4,136.5 (9,913.47) (p 0.031, d: 1.59, 95% CI: -21,830, -1,126). An increase in PCT was observed 0.47 (2.08) versus -0.75 (2.3) (p 0.044 95% CI: 0.03, 2.44). No differences were found in a decrease in CRP -4.21 (7.29) versus -1.6 (9.02) (p 0.22) nor in the rest of inflammatory parameters fibrinogen, IL-6, ferritin, lymphocytes, and neutrophils. Subgroup analysis in patients exposed to therapy also showed a significant decrease in D-dimer of 55% from baseline: 6,000 (1,984.5-27,750) pre-therapy versus 2,700 (2,119.5-6,145) (95% CI: -23,000, -2,489) post-therapy with a strong effect size (p 0.001, d: 0.65). CONCLUSION The hemoadsorptive therapy in COVID-19 was associated with a significant decrease in D-dimer parameters without showing decreases in the rest of the clinical, inflammatory parameters and severity scales analyzed.
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Jang JH, Choi E, Kim T, Yeo HJ, Jeon D, Kim YS, Cho WH. Navigating the Modern Landscape of Sepsis: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7396. [PMID: 39000503 PMCID: PMC11242529 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Sepsis poses a significant threat to human health due to its high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Traditional diagnostic methods for identifying sepsis or its causative organisms are time-consuming and contribute to a high mortality rate. Biomarkers have been developed to overcome these limitations and are currently used for sepsis diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and treatment response assessment. Over the past few decades, more than 250 biomarkers have been identified, a few of which have been used in clinical decision-making. Consistent with the limitations of diagnosing sepsis, there is currently no specific treatment for sepsis. Currently, the general treatment for sepsis is conservative and includes timely antibiotic use and hemodynamic support. When planning sepsis-specific treatment, it is important to select the most suitable patient, considering the heterogeneous nature of sepsis. This comprehensive review summarizes current and evolving biomarkers and therapeutic approaches for sepsis.
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- Jin Ho Jang
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Transplantation Research Center, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; (J.H.J.); (E.C.); (T.K.); (H.J.Y.); (D.J.); (Y.S.K.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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Girardis M, Coloretti I, Antonelli M, Berlot G, Busani S, Cortegiani A, De Pascale G, De Rosa FG, De Rosa S, Donadello K, Donati A, Forfori F, Giannella M, Grasselli G, Montrucchio G, Oliva A, Pasero D, Piazza O, Romagnoli S, Tascini C, Viaggi B, Tumbarello M, Viale P. Adjunctive immunotherapeutic agents in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a multidisciplinary consensus of 23. JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2024; 4:28. [PMID: 38689337 PMCID: PMC11059820 DOI: 10.1186/s44158-024-00165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND In the last decades, several adjunctive treatments have been proposed to reduce mortality in septic shock patients. Unfortunately, mortality due to sepsis and septic shock remains elevated and NO trials evaluating adjunctive therapies were able to demonstrate any clear benefit. In light of the lack of evidence and conflicting results from previous studies, in this multidisciplinary consensus, the authors considered the rational, recent investigations and potential clinical benefits of targeted adjunctive therapies. METHODS A panel of multidisciplinary experts defined clinical phenotypes, treatments and outcomes of greater interest in the field of adjunctive therapies for sepsis and septic shock. After an extensive systematic literature review, the appropriateness of each treatment for each clinical phenotype was determined using the modified RAND/UCLA appropriateness method. RESULTS The consensus identified two distinct clinical phenotypes: patients with overwhelming shock and patients with immune paralysis. Six different adjunctive treatments were considered the most frequently used and promising: (i) corticosteroids, (ii) blood purification, (iii) immunoglobulins, (iv) granulocyte/monocyte colony-stimulating factor and (v) specific immune therapy (i.e. interferon-gamma, IL7 and AntiPD1). Agreement was achieved in 70% of the 25 clinical questions. CONCLUSIONS Although clinical evidence is lacking, adjunctive therapies are often employed in the treatment of sepsis. To address this gap in knowledge, a panel of national experts has provided a structured consensus on the appropriate use of these treatments in clinical practice.
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- Massimo Girardis
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Di Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Di Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Biotecnologiche Di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche E Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Dell'Emergenza, Anestesiologiche E Della Rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Trieste, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Policlinico Di Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Biotecnologiche Di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche E Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Dell'Emergenza, Anestesiologiche E Della Rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Chiara Regional Hospital, APSS, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Ginaecology and Paediatrics, University of Verona, and Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit B, University Hospital Integrated Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Anesthesia and Resuscitation Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Departement of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Emergency Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- University Hospital "San Giovanni Di Dio E Ruggi d'Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Mehta Y, Paul R, Ansari AS, Banerjee T, Gunaydin S, Nassiri AA, Pappalardo F, Premužić V, Sathe P, Singh V, Vela ER. Extracorporeal blood purification strategies in sepsis and septic shock: An insight into recent advancements. World J Crit Care Med 2023; 12:71-88. [PMID: 37034019 PMCID: PMC10075046 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i2.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite various therapies to treat sepsis, it is one of the leading causes of mortality in the intensive care unit patients globally. Knowledge about the pathophysiology of sepsis has sparked interest in extracorporeal therapies (ECT) which are intended to balance the dysregulation of the immune system by removing excessive levels of inflammatory mediators.
AIM To review recent data on the use of ECT in sepsis and to assess their effects on various inflammatory and clinical outcomes.
METHODS In this review, an extensive English literature search was conducted from the last two decades to identify the use of ECT in sepsis. A total of 68 articles from peer-reviewed and indexed journals were selected excluding publications with only abstracts.
RESULTS Results showed that ECT techniques such as high-volume hemofiltration, coupled plasma adsorption/filtration, resin or polymer adsorbers, and CytoSorb® are emerging as adjunct therapies to improve hemodynamic stability in sepsis. CytoSorb® has the most published data in regard to the use in the field of septic shock with reports on improved survival rates and lowered sequential organ failure assessment scores, lactate levels, total leucocyte count, platelet count, interleukin- IL-6, IL-10, and TNF levels.
CONCLUSION Clinical acceptance of ECT in sepsis and septic shock is currently still limited due to a lack of large random clinical trials. In addition to patient-tailored therapies, future research developments with therapies targeting the cellular level of the immune response are expected.
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- Yatin Mehta
- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta the Medicity, Gurugram 12201, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Nanavati Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mumbai 400065, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine & Critical Care, Medica Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata 700099, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital Campus, Ankara 06933, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19839-63113, Iran
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria 15121, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Clinical Hospital Zagreb, Clinic for internal diseases, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, D.Y. Patil Medical College, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri Colony, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune 411018, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of critical care Medicine, Hospital Name - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110001, India
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- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Samaritan University Hospital, Bogotá 11, Colombia
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Ronco C, Chawla L, Husain-Syed F, Kellum JA. Rationale for sequential extracorporeal therapy (SET) in sepsis. Crit Care 2023; 27:50. [PMID: 36750878 PMCID: PMC9904264 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04310-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Sepsis and septic shock remain drivers for morbidity and mortality in critical illness. The clinical picture of patients presenting with these syndromes evolves rapidly and may be characterised by: (a) microbial host invasion, (b) establishment of an infection focus, (c) opsonisation of bacterial products (e.g. lipopolysaccharide), (d) recognition of pathogens resulting in an immune response, (e) cellular and humoral effects of circulating pathogen and pathogen products, (f) immunodysregulation and endocrine effects of cytokines, (g) endothelial and organ damage, and (h) organ crosstalk and multiple organ dysfunction. Each step may be a potential target for a specific therapeutic approach. At various stages, extracorporeal therapies may target circulating molecules for removal. In sequence, we could consider: (a) pathogen removal from the circulation with affinity binders and cartridges (specific), (b) circulating endotoxin removal by haemoperfusion with polymyxin B adsorbers (specific), (c) cytokine removal by haemoperfusion with sorbent cartridges or adsorbing membranes (non-specific), (d) extracorporeal organ support with different techniques for respiratory and cardiac support (CO2 removal or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), and renal support (haemofiltration, haemodialysis, or ultrafiltration). The sequence of events and the use of different techniques at different points for specific targets will likely require trials with endpoints other than mortality. Instead, the primary objectives should be to achieve the desired action by using extracorporeal therapy at a specific point.
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- Claudio Ronco
- International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, IRRIV Foundation, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, St. Bortolo Hospital, aULSS8 Berica, Via Rodolfi, 37, 36100, Vicenza, Italy.
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padua, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Center for Critical Care Nephrology, CRISMA, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
- Spectral Medical, 135 The West Mall, Unit 2, Toronto, M9C 1C2, Canada
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Wei S, Zhang Y, Zhai K, Li J, Li M, Yang J, Zhang R, Li Y, Li Z. CytoSorb in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A rapid evidence review and meta-analysis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1067214. [PMID: 36798138 PMCID: PMC9927009 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1067214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background After its approval by the European Union in 2011, CytoSorb therapy has been applied to control cytokine storm and lower the increased levels of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators in blood. However, the efficiency of this CytoSorb treatment in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still remains unclear. To elucidate the Cytosorb efficiency, we conducted a systematic review and single-arm proportion meta-analysis to combine all evidence available in the published literature to date, so that this comprehensive knowledge can guide clinical decision-making and future research. Methods The literature published within the period 1 December 2019 to 31 December 2021 and stored in the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) was searched for all relevant studies including the cases where COVID-19 patients were treated with CytoSorb. We performed random-effects meta-analyses by R software (3.6.1) and used the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist to assess the risk of bias. Both categorical and continuous variables were presented with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) as pooled proportions for categorical variables and pooled means for continuous outcomes. Results We included 14 studies with 241 COVID-19 patients treated with CytoSorb hemadsorption. Our findings reveal that for COVID-19 patients receiving CytoSorb treatment, the combined in-hospital mortality was 42.1% (95% CI 29.5-54.6%, I2 = 74%). The pooled incidence of adjunctive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support was 73.2%. Both the C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels decreased after CytoSorb treatment. The pooled mean of the CRP level decreased from 147.55 (95% CI 91.14-203.96) to 92.36 mg/L (95% CI 46.74-137.98), while that of IL-6 decreased from 339.49 (95% CI 164.35-514.63) to 168.83 pg/mL (95% CI 82.22-255.45). Conclusions The majority of the COVID-19 patients treated with CytoSorb received ECMO support. In-hospital mortality was 42.1% for the COVID-19 patients who had CytoSorb treatment. Both CRP and IL-6 levels decreased after Cytosorb treatment.
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- Shilin Wei
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Extracorporeal Circulation, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Chang K, Li Y, Qin Z, Zhang Z, Wang L, Yang Q, Geng J, Deng N, Chen S, Su B. Effect of extracorporeal hemoadsorption in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A narrative review. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1074465. [PMID: 36817416 PMCID: PMC9936071 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1074465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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COVID-19 has been affecting the world unprecedentedly and will remain widely prevalent due to its elusive pathophysiological mechanism and the continuous emergence of new variants. Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are commonly associated with cytokine storm, multiple organ dysfunction, and high mortality. To date, growing evidence has shown that extracorporeal hemoadsorption can exert its adjuvant effect to standard of care by regulating immune homeostasis, reducing viremia, and decreasing endotoxin activity in critically ill COVID-19 cases. However, the selection of various hemofilters, timing of initiation and termination of hemoadsorption therapy, anticoagulation management of extracorporeal circuits, identification of target subgroups, and ultimate survival benefit remain controversial. The purpose of this narrative review is to comprehensively summarize the rationale for the use of hemoadsorption in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and to gather the latest clinical evidence in this field.
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- Kaixi Chang
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Med+ Biomaterial Institute of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Grigoriev E, Ponasenko AV, Sinitskaya AV, Ivkin AA, Kornelyuk RA. Mitochondrial DNA as a Candidate Marker of Multiple Organ Failure after Cardiac Surgery. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314748. [PMID: 36499077 PMCID: PMC9737207 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Assess the level of mitochondrial DNA depending on the presence of multiple organ failure in patients after heart surgery. The study included 60 patients who underwent surgical treatment of valvular heart disease using cardiopulmonary bypass. Uncomplicated patients were included in the 1st group (n = 30), patients with complications and multiple organ failure (MOF) were included in the 2nd group (n = 30). Serum mtDNA levels were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction with fluorescent dyes. Mitochondrial DNA gene expression did not differ between group before surgery. Immediately after the intervention, cytochrome B gene expression was higher in the group with MOF, and it remained high during entire follow-up period. A similar trend was observed in cytochrome oxidase gene expression. Increased NADH levels of gene expressions during the first postoperative day were noted in both groups, the expression showed tendency to increase on the third postoperative day. mtDNA gene expression in the "MOF present" group remained at a higher level compared with the group without complications. A positive correlation was reveled between the severity of MOF according to SOFA score and the level of mtDNA (r = 0.45; p = 0.028) for the end-point "First day". The ROC analysis showed that mtDNA circulating in plasma (AUC = 0.605) can be a predictor of MOF development. The level of mtDNA significantly increases in case of MOF, irrespective of its cause. (2) The expression of mtDNA genes correlates with the level of MOF severity on the SOFA score.
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Hawchar F, Tomescu D, Träger K, Joskowiak D, Kogelmann K, Soukup J, Friesecke S, Jacob D, Gummert J, Faltlhauser A, Aucella F, van Tellingen M, Malbrain MLNG, Bogdanski R, Weiss G, Herbrich A, Utzolino S, Nierhaus A, Baumann A, Hartjes A, Henzler D, Grigoryev E, Fritz H, Bach F, Schröder S, Weyland A, Gottschaldt U, Menzel M, Zachariae O, Novak R, Berden J, Haake H, Quintel M, Kloesel S, Kortgen A, Stecher S, Torti P, Nestler F, Nitsch M, Olboeter D, Muck P, Findeisen M, Bitzinger D, Kraßler J, Benad M, Schott M, Schumacher U, Molnar Z, Brunkhorst FM. Hemoadsorption in the critically ill-Final results of the International CytoSorb Registry. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0274315. [PMID: 36282800 PMCID: PMC9595535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The aim of the current paper is to summarize the results of the International CytoSorb Registry. Data were collected on patients of the intensive care unit. The primary endpoint was actual in-hospital mortality compared to the mortality predicted by APACHE II score. The main secondary endpoints were SOFA scores, inflammatory biomarkers and overall evaluation of the general condition. 1434 patients were enrolled. Indications for hemoadsorption were sepsis/septic shock (N = 936); cardiac surgery perioperatively (N = 172); cardiac surgery postoperatively (N = 67) and "other" reasons (N = 259). APACHE-II-predicted mortality was 62.0±24.8%, whereas observed hospital mortality was 50.1%. Overall SOFA scores did not change but cardiovascular and pulmonary SOFA scores decreased by 0.4 [-0.5;-0.3] and -0.2 [-0.3;-0.2] points, respectively. Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels showed significant reduction: -15.4 [-19.6;-11.17] ng/mL; -17,52 [-70;44] mg/L, respectively. In the septic cohort PCT and IL-6 also showed significant reduction: -18.2 [-23.6;-12.8] ng/mL; -2.6 [-3.0;-2.2] pg/mL, respectively. Evaluation of the overall effect: minimal improvement (22%), much improvement (22%) and very much improvement (10%), no change observed (30%) and deterioration (4%). There was no significant difference in the primary outcome of mortality, but there were improvements in cardiovascular and pulmonary SOFA scores and a reduction in PCT, CRP and IL-6 levels. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02312024 (retrospectively registered).
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- Fatime Hawchar
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Kardioanasthesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum der LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Hans-Susemihl-Krankenhaus GmbH, Emden, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivtherapie und Palliativmedizin, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin B, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Klinische Studien Chirurgie, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Research Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" Medical Science, Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, San Giovanni, Rotondo, Italy
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- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- Medical Data Management, Medaman, Geel, Belgium
- International Fluid Academy, Lovenjoel, Belgium
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, AG Hämodynamik, Klinikumrechts der Isar TU München, München, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Hietzing, Wiener Krankenanstaltenverbund, A, Wien, Austria
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Region Hannover Nordstadt, Hannover, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Abteilung Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Freiburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg- Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensiv-, Palliativ- und Schmerzmedizin, Berufsgenossensch Uniklinik Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany
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- Klinikum Herford, UK Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Rettungsmedizin, Schmerztherapie, Herford, Germany
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- Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
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- Krankenhaus Martha Maria Halle Klinik für Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Halle, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv-, Notfallmedizin, Transfusionsmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Düren gem. GmbH, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Düren, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie/Intensiv-/Notfallmedizin/Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Oldenburg GmbH, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Klinikum Wolfsburg, Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Klinikum Wolfsburg, Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Klinikum Oberlausitzer Bergland GmbH, Zittau, Germany
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Dep. Of Internal medicine, ICU, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Klinik für Kardiologie und Intensivmedizin, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Zentrum Anästhesiologie, Rettungs-und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- GPR Klinikum Rüsselsheim, Abteilung Anästhesie, Rüsselsheim, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Jena, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Rianimazione Ospedale U. Parini, S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione, Aosta, Italy
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- Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensiv-, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara, Halle, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Herzberg, Elbe-Elster-Klinikum GmbH, Herzberg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Gastroenterologie, Internistische Intensiv- und Beatmungsmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum München GmbH, Klinikum Harlaching, Munich, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Regensburg, Germany
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- Fachkrankenhaus Coswig, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Coswig, Germany
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- Bodden Kliniken Ribnitz Damgarten, Ribnitz Damgarten, Germany
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- Center for Clinical Studies Jena (ZKS), Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Doctoral School of Multidisciplinary Medical Sciences, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- Institute for Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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Santana-Padilla Y, Berrocal-Tomé F, Santana-López B. Las terapias adsortivas como coadyuvante al soporte vital en el paciente crítico. ENFERMERIA INTENSIVA 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Heymann M, Schorer R, Putzu A. Mortality and adverse events of hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2022; 66:1037-1050. [PMID: 35788557 PMCID: PMC9541789 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effects and safety of extracorporeal hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® in critically ill patients with inflammatory conditions are controversial. METHODS We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA) of randomized-controlled trials to assess the mortality and safety of CytoSorb® therapy in critically ill patients with inflammatory conditions. Electronic databases were searched up to April 2022. The primary outcome was mortality at longest follow-up and secondary outcomes included various adverse event (AE) outcomes. Conflict of interest and funding of each trial were assessed. We calculated relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS Fourteen published (n = 764) and 4 unpublished (n = 111) trials were included. Eight trials were performed in medical ICU patients and 10 in complex cardiac surgery. Ten trials had significant industrial funding or an author conflict of interest. Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® was associated with higher mortality at latest follow-up (16 trials, n = 807, 120 of 402 [29.85%] patients in the CytoSorb® group vs. 98 of 405 [24.20%] patients in the control group, RR = 1.24 [95% CI, 1.04-1.49], p = .02, [TSA-adjusted CI, 0.92-1.68]) and at 30-days or in-hospital (11 trials, n = 727; RR = 1.41 [95% CI, 1.06-1.88], p = .02, [TSA-adjusted CI, 0.44-4.62]). Only one trial reported the definition of adverse event, while detailed results were reported in 3 trials; the risk of adverse events was not higher with CytoSorb®. Certainty of evidence ranged from low to very low. CONCLUSION Low certainty of evidence showed that the use of CytoSorb® might increase mortality in critically ill patients with inflammatory conditions. Adverse events were frequent but underreported and not systematically evaluated. Industrial funding and conflict of interest were common. Considerable uncertainty about the findings does not allow firm conclusions and suggests a need for high-quality randomized trials to clarify mortality and adverse events related to CytoSorb®. EDITORIAL COMMENT Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® have been used in critically ill patients despite lack of high quality data from RCTs suggesting any patient-important benefits. The findings from this systematic review and meta-analysis suggests an increased risk of adverse events including mortality. With no apparent benefits and at the same time risk of harm, use of hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® in daily clinical practice cannot be recommended at this time.
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- Marc Heymann
- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Acute MedicineGeneva University HospitalsGenevaSwitzerland
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Acute MedicineGeneva University HospitalsGenevaSwitzerland
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Acute MedicineGeneva University HospitalsGenevaSwitzerland
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Immunomodulation by Hemoadsorption—Changes in Hepatic Biotransformation Capacity in Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Prospective Study. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10102340. [PMID: 36289602 PMCID: PMC9598581 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background: Sepsis is often associated with liver dysfunction, which is an indicator of poor outcomes. Specific diagnostic tools that detect hepatic dysfunction in its early stages are scarce. So far, the immune modulatory effects of hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® on liver function are unclear. Method: We assessed the hepatic function by using the dynamic LiMAx® test and biochemical parameters in 21 patients with sepsis or septic shock receiving CytoSorb® in a prospective, observational study. Points of measurement: T1: diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock; T2 and T3: 24 h and 48 h after the start of CytoSorb®; T4: 24 h after termination of CytoSorb®. Results: The hepatic biotransformation capacity measured by LiMAx® was severely impaired in up to 95 % of patients. Despite a rapid shock reversal under CytoSorb®, a significant improvement in LiMAx® values appeared from T3 to T4. This decline and recovery of liver function were not reflected by common parameters of hepatic metabolism that remained mostly within the normal range. Conclusions: Hepatic dysfunction can effectively and safely be diagnosed with LiMAx® in ventilated ICU patients under CytoSorb®. Various static liver parameters are of limited use since they do not adequately reflect hepatic dysfunction and impaired hepatic metabolism.
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COVID-19-Related ARDS: Key Mechanistic Features and Treatments. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11164896. [PMID: 36013135 PMCID: PMC9410336 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11164896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a heterogeneous syndrome historically characterized by the presence of severe hypoxemia, high-permeability pulmonary edema manifesting as diffuse alveolar infiltrate on chest radiograph, and reduced compliance of the integrated respiratory system as a result of widespread compressive atelectasis and fluid-filled alveoli. Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19)-associated ARDS (C-ARDS) is a novel etiology caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may present with distinct clinical features as a result of the viral pathobiology unique to SARS-CoV-2. In particular, severe injury to the pulmonary vascular endothelium, accompanied by the presence of diffuse microthrombi in the pulmonary microcirculation, can lead to a clinical presentation in which the severity of impaired gas exchange becomes uncoupled from lung capacity and respiratory mechanics. The purpose of this review is to highlight the key mechanistic features of C-ARDS and to discuss the implications these features have on its treatment. In some patients with C-ARDS, rigid adherence to guidelines derived from clinical trials in the pre-COVID era may not be appropriate.
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Tripathi R, Morales J, Lee V, Gibson CM, Mack MJ, Schneider DJ, Douketis J, Sellke FW, Ohman ME, Thourani VH, Storey RF, Deliargyris EN. Antithrombotic drug removal from whole blood using Haemoadsorption with a porous polymer bead sorbent. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY 2022; 8:847-856. [PMID: 35657375 PMCID: PMC9716861 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvac036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the ability of the DrugSorb™-AntiThrombotic Removal (ATR) haemoadsorption device utilizing porous polymer bead sorbent technology to remove three commonly used antithrombotic drugs from whole blood. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated the removal of apixaban, rivaroxaban, and ticagrelor by the DrugSorb-ATR haemoadsorption device in a benchtop clinical scale model using bovine whole blood. Blood spiked at clinically relevant concentrations of an antithrombotic agent was continuously circulated through a 300-mL DrugSorb-ATR haemoadsorption device at a flow rate of 300 mL/min. Drug concentration was monitored over 6 h to evaluate drug removal. Results were compared with a control circuit without the haemoadsorption device. Removal rates at 30, 60, 120, and 360 minutes were: apixaban: 81.5%, 96.3%, 99.3% >99.8%; rivaroxaban: 80.7%, 95.1%, 98.9%, >99.5%; ticagrelor: 62.5%; 75%, 86.6%, >95% (all P <0.0001 vs. control). Blood pH and haematological parameters were not significantly affected by the DrugSorb-ATR haemoadsorption device when compared with the control circuit. CONCLUSION DrugSorb-ATR efficiently removes apixaban, rivaroxaban, and ticagrelor in a clinical-scale benchtop recirculation circuit with the bulk of removal occurring in the first 60 minutes. The clinical implications of these findings are currently investigated in patients undergoing on-pump cardiothoracic surgery in two US pivotal trials (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifiers: NCT04976530 and NCT05093504).
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- Ritu Tripathi
- Corresponding Author: Tel: +1-732-329-8885; FAX: +1-732-329-8650;
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- CytoSorbents Medical Inc.305 College Road E, Princeton, NJ-08540, USA
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- Department of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, The Baim Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA-02215, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX-75093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Vermont, Burlington VT-05401, USA
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- Vascular Medicine and General Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, ON-L9C 0E3, Canada
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence RI-02903, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Heart Center, Duke Program for Advanced Coronary Disease, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC-27701, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marcus Valve Center, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA-30309, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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Mercado Díaz MA, Jaramillo Bernal NT, Salcedo de Marmolejo AP. Eficacia del CytoSorb en un paciente en ECMO V-V secundario a síndrome respiratorio agudo severo por coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura. ACTA COLOMBIANA DE CUIDADO INTENSIVO 2022. [PMCID: PMC8695125 DOI: 10.1016/j.acci.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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El síndrome de dificultad respiratoria del adulto (SDRA) por el virus SARS-CoV-2 tiene una alta morbi-mortalidad secundaria al severo compromiso pulmonar sumado a una respuesta inmune disregulada, causal de una tormenta de citoquinas y disfunción orgánica. La membrana de oxigenación extracorpórea veno-venosa (ECMO V-V) es un soporte de rescate que ha demostrado efectividad en casos severos y refractarios de SDRA; no obstante, también puede generar una respuesta inflamatoria sistémica por el contacto de la sangre con la superficie extraña. Por estas razones las estrategias de purificación sanguínea, como la hemo-adsorción con CytoSorb, son una alternativa terapéutica frente una liberación exagerada de citoquinas. Se describe el caso de un paciente joven con SDRA severo y refractario por SARS-CoV-2 con necesidad de soporte ECMO, y posterior clínica de tormenta de citoquinas dada por hipotensión y disfunción multiorgánica, con necesidad de remoción extracorpórea de citoquinas con CytoSorb, con los cuales logró una estabilización clínica que permitió retiro del soporte extracorpóreo.
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Sekandarzad A, Weber E, Prager EP, Graf E, Bettinger D, Wengenmayer T, Supady A. Cytokine adsorption in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (CYTOHEP)-a single center, open-label, three-arm, randomized, controlled intervention trial. Trials 2022; 23:222. [PMID: 35303938 PMCID: PMC8931566 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06139-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Liver cirrhosis is a major healthcare problem and the mortality rate is high. During recent years, systemic inflammation has been recognized as a major driver of hepatic decompensation and progression of liver cirrhosis to acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). The aim of the CYTOHEP study is to assess the impact of extracorporeal hemoadsorption with the CytoSorb adsorber on serum bilirubin concentrations, humoral inflammation parameters, liver function parameters, and patient survival in patients with ACLF and acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods The CYTOHEP study is a prospective, single-center, open-label, three-arm, randomized, controlled intervention trial. Patients with ACLF and AKI stage 3 according to Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) criteria will be randomized into three groups to be treated with (1) continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and CytoSorb, (2) CRRT without CytoSorb, and (3) without both, CRRT and CytoSorb. In the hemoadsorption group, CytoSorb will be used for 72 h. The other groups receive standard of care with early or late initiation of CRRT, respectively. Primary endpoint of the study is serum bilirubin concentration after 72 h, important secondary endpoints are 30-day survival and a panel of inflammatory parameters. Discussion The CYTOHEP study is designed to evaluate the benefit of extracorporeal hemoadsorption in patients with ACLF. The results of this study will help to better understand the potential role of hemoadsorption for the treatment of ACLF and its impact on bilirubin levels, inflammatory parameters, and survival. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05019352. Registered on August 24, 2021. Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien (DRKS) DRKS00026082.
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- Asieb Sekandarzad
- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV (Nephrology and General Medicine), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II (Gastroenterology), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. .,Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. .,Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Abdullayev R, Gul F, Bilgili B, Seven S, Cinel I. Cytokine Adsorption in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients, a Case-Control Study. J Intensive Care Med 2022; 37:1223-1228. [PMID: 35274999 PMCID: PMC8919098 DOI: 10.1177/08850666221085185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Aim: New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become an international
emergency. As many of the intensive care unit (ICU) patients with the disease
also present multiple organ failure, blood purification techniques might be a
good choice in their treatment. In this study we aimed to investigate the role
of cytokine removal in COVID-19 patients managed in ICUs. Methods:
For this case-control study we have investigated the role of the cytokine
removal by means of two resin membranes (HA330 and Mediasorb) in COVID-19
patients managed in ICUs. Particularly, we investigated the overtime variation
in clinical severity scores, laboratory variables, and effects on hospital and
ICU stay and mortality. Results: Seventy-two patients have been
evaluated, of which half constituted Cytokine Filtration (CF) Group, and other
half the Case-Control (CC) Group. Mortality was 55.6% and 50% in CF and CC
groups, respectively. In the CF Group, there was decrease in C-reactive protein
(CRP) and fibrinogen levels measured at the end of cytokine adsorption;
lymphocyte count and ratio were increased, whereas neutrophile ratio was
decreased. There were no differences between the groups regarding other
laboratory variables, SOFA scores and vasopressor uses.
Conclusions: We have demonstrated decrease in CRP, fibrinogen
and increase in lymphocyte count in the patients having cytokine adsorption, but
there was no clinical reflection of these benefits, and no decrease in mortality
as well. Even though there is physio-pathologic rationale to use cytokine
adsorption techniques for immunomodulation in critically ill COVID-19 patients,
it is early to make strong suggestions about their benefits.
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- Ruslan Abdullayev
- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Marmara University Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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CytoSorb Rescue for COVID-19 Patients With Vasoplegic Shock and Multiple Organ Failure: A Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Crit Care Med 2022; 50:964-976. [PMID: 35135967 PMCID: PMC9112514 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To investigate the effect of extracorporeal cytokine reduction by CytoSorb (CytoSorbents, Monmouth Junction, NJ) on COVID-19–associated vasoplegic shock.
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Stahl K, Bode C, David S. Extrakorporale Behandlungsstrategien der Sepsis. TRANSFUSIONSMEDIZIN 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1557-3201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund Die Mortalität der Sepsis bleibt auch im 21. Jahrhundert sehr hoch. Verschiedene adjuvante Strategien zur extrakorporalen Zytokinelimination wurden als zusätzliche
therapeutische Maßnahmen bei Sepsis und septischem Schock untersucht.
Ziele Zusammenfassung einer Auswahl extrakorporaler Blutreinigungstechniken und der aktuellen Erkenntnisse in der klinischen Anwendung mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf dem
therapeutischen Plasmaaustausch.
Methoden Nicht systematische Literaturrecherche.
Ergebnisse Verschiedene extrakorporale Blutreinigungstechniken mit unterschiedlichen Evidenzniveaus hinsichtlich Zytokinelimination, Verbesserung der Hämodynamik und Verringerung der
Mortalität werden derzeit klinisch eingesetzt. Die am ausführlichsten untersuchten Modalitäten umfassen die hochvolumige Hämofiltration/Dialyse mit und ohne High-Cut-off-Filter sowie
Hämoadsorptionstechniken (einschließlich CytoSorb- und Polymyxin-B-Filter). Trotz teilweise ermutigender Beobachtungen bezüglich der Entfernung proinflammatorischer Zytokine und verbesserten
Hämodynamik zeigten randomisierte Outcome-Studien bislang keinen positiven Einfluss auf das Überleben. Aufgrund der Verwendung von Spenderplasma als Substitutionsflüssigkeit stellt der
therapeutische Plasmaaustausch das einzige Verfahren dar, das neben einer reinen Elimination zusätzlich verbrauchte protektive Faktoren ersetzen kann.
Schlussfolgerungen Die Anwendung extrakorporaler Blutreinigungsmethoden kann für Sepsispatienten außerhalb klinischer Studien bisher nicht empfohlen werden, da derzeit keine Beweise
für ihre Wirksamkeit vorliegen. Zukünftige Untersuchungen sollten darauf abzielen, das Patientenkollektiv hinsichtlich des klinischen Schweregrads, des Zeitpunkts der Intervention und
verschiedener inflammatorischer (Sub-)Phänotypen zu homogenisieren.
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- Klaus Stahl
- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesie und operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Nieren- und Hochdruckerkrankungen, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover & Institut für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz
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Cytokine adsorption in patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CYTER) – a single-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. Resuscitation 2022; 173:169-178. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Burov AI, Abramov TA, Kostritca NS, Korotkov DS, Danilov GV, Strunina YV, Savin IA. Observational case series: six neurosurgical patients with septic shock demonstrating clinical improvement after a combination of standard care and blood purification. Eur J Med Res 2021; 26:151. [PMID: 34930484 PMCID: PMC8691076 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-021-00614-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background For patients with primary brain injury, septic shock is especially dangerous due to the possibility of secondary cerebral damage. The key factor of sepsis-associated brain injury is inflammatory mediators, pathogen and damage-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs, DAMPs) release. Theoretically, blood purification may be beneficial for patients with primary brain injury due to its possibility for fast removal of inflammatory mediators. Case presentation We report on six post-neurosurgery septic shock patients treated with combined blood purification (CBP), which included CRRT with high adsorption capacity membrane in combination with CytoSorb adsorber. Clinical improvement in the course of CBP was registered in all patients. Three patients had a stable clinical improvement; the other three patients had only a transient improvement due to underlying neurological and cardiac deficits aggravation. We observed septic shock reversal in four patients. The key observations of the case series are a significant decrease in MOF severity (measured by SOFA score) and in catecholamine need (not statistically significant). By the end of CBP we observed a significant decrease in blood lactate, PCT and IL-6 levels. Two patients demonstrated level of consciousness increase in the setting of CBP therapy measured by GCS and FOUR score. Conclusion This case series demonstrates that CBP therapy may have a role for septic shock patients with primary brain injury.
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- A I Burov
- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Biscardi E, Carpinteri G, Castellino P, Malatino L. Use of CytoSorb in the emergency department-high dependency unit: A case report and a mini review. EMERGENCY CARE JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.4081/ecj.2021.9825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Circulating inflammatory mediators and cytokines play a pivotal role in the progression of sepsis, leading in turn to septic shock, organ failure and resistance to standard therapy. Blood purification therapies may be adjuvant treatment for severe sepsis, but results have been shown to be so far controversial. Recently, CytoSorb has achieved promising outcomes on reduction of cytokine blood levels, improvement of clinical parameters and mortality in sepsis, as well as in other acute conditions. It is mostly used in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), in isolated hemoperfusion, or inserted in other circuits in addition to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), heart-lung machines and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. We report a case of septic shock occurred in our Emergency Department-High Dependency Unit (ED-HDU), resistant to standard therapy and improved after CytoSorb, so avoiding ICU hospitalization.
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Sanfilippo F, Martucci G, La Via L, Cuttone G, Dimarco G, Pulizzi C, Arcadipane A, Astuto M. Hemoperfusion and blood purification strategies in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review. Artif Organs 2021; 45:1466-1476. [PMID: 34632596 PMCID: PMC8652899 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) ranges from asymptomatic infection to severe cases requiring admission to the intensive care unit. Together with supportive therapies (ventilation in particular), the suppression of the pro-inflammatory state has been a hypothesized target. Pharmacological therapies with corticosteroids and interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antagonists have reduced mortality. The use of extracorporeal cytokine removal, also known as hemoperfusion (HP), could be a promising non-pharmacological approach to decrease the pro-inflammatory state in COVID-19. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of PubMed and EMBASE databases in order to summarize the evidence regarding HP therapy in COVID-19. We included original studies and case series enrolling at least five patients. RESULTS We included 11 articles and describe the characteristics of the populations studied from both clinical and biological perspectives. The methodological quality of the included studies was generally low. Only two studies had a control group, one of which included 101 patients in total. The remaining studies had a range between 10 and 50 patients included. There was large variability in the HP techniques implemented and in clinical and biological outcomes reported. Most studies described decreasing levels of IL-6 after HP treatment. CONCLUSION Our review does not support strong conclusions regarding the role of HP in COVID-19. Considering the very low level of clinical evidence detected, starting HP therapies in COVID-19 patients does not seem supported outside of clinical trials. Prospective randomized data are needed.
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- Filippo Sanfilippo
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive CareAOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele CataniaCataniaItaly
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive CareIRCCS‐ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione)PalermoItaly
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive CareAOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele CataniaCataniaItaly
- School of Anaesthesia and Intensive CareUniversity Hospital “G. Rodolico”, University of CataniaCataniaItaly
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive CareIRCCS‐ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione)PalermoItaly
- School of Anaesthesia and Intensive CareUniversity Hospital “G. Rodolico”, University of CataniaCataniaItaly
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive CareIRCCS‐ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione)PalermoItaly
- School of Anaesthesia and Intensive CareUniversity Hospital “G. Rodolico”, University of CataniaCataniaItaly
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive CareIRCCS‐ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione)PalermoItaly
- School of Anaesthesia and Intensive CareUniversity Hospital “G. Rodolico”, University of CataniaCataniaItaly
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive CareIRCCS‐ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione)PalermoItaly
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive CareAOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele CataniaCataniaItaly
- School of Anaesthesia and Intensive CareUniversity Hospital “G. Rodolico”, University of CataniaCataniaItaly
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Hemoadsorption in 'Liver Indication'-Analysis of 109 Patients' Data from the CytoSorb International Registry. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10215182. [PMID: 34768702 PMCID: PMC8584981 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10215182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Our aim is to report the results of the ‘liver indication’ subset of patients in the CytoSorb International Registry. Methods: Structured data were recorded. Treatment characteristics and changes from T1 (start of hemoadsorption) to T2 (termination) were evaluated with a special focus on bilirubin, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, interleukin-6, platelet levels, SOFA scores, mortality, and subjective assessment by the attending physicians. Results: Until January 2021, from the total 1434 patients, 109 (age: 49.2 ± 17.1 years, 57.8% males) received treatment for hyperbilirubinemia. APACHE II-predicted mortality was 49.6 ± 26.8%. In the study, 91% of patients were alive at the termination of hemoadsorption and improvement was observed by the physicians in 75 cases. Overall, 65 (59.6%) patients died in the hospital, and 60 (55.0%) died in the ICU. Patients received a median of two treatments for a median of 43 h (interquartile range: 24–72 h) in total. Serum bilirubin levels reduced significantly to −4.6 (95% CI: −6.329 to −2.8) mg/dL. Thrombocytopenia was reported in four patients as an adverse event. Conclusions: We report the largest case series on hemoadsorption for ‘liver indication’ from the CytoSorb International Registry. The finding of significant bilirubin removal observed in our study could have substantial impact in designing and executing further studies on the effects of hemoadsorption in liver dysfunction, which are certainly warranted.
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Kanjo A, Molnar Z, Zádori N, Gede N, Erőss B, Szakó L, Kiss T, Márton Z, Malbrain MLNG, Szuldrzynski K, Szrama J, Kusza K, Kogelmann K, Hegyi P. Dosing of Extracorporeal Cytokine Removal In Septic Shock (DECRISS): protocol of a prospective, randomised, adaptive, multicentre clinical trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e050464. [PMID: 34446497 PMCID: PMC8395301 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis and septic shock have mortality rates between 20% and 50%. In sepsis, the immune response becomes dysregulated, which leads to an imbalance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators. When standard therapeutic measures fail to improve patients' condition, additional therapeutic alternatives are applied to reduce morbidity and mortality. One of the most recent alternatives is extracorporeal cytokine adsorption with a device called CytoSorb. This study aims to compare the efficacy of standard medical therapy and continuous extracorporeal cytokine removal with CytoSorb therapy in patients with early refractory septic shock. Furthermore, we compare the dosing of CytoSorb adsorber device changed every 12 or 24 hours. METHODS AND ANALYSIS It is a prospective, randomised, controlled, open-label, international, multicentre, phase III study. Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to receive standard medical therapy (group A) or-in addition to standard treatment-CytoSorb therapy. CytoSorb treatment will be continuous and last for at least 24 hours, CytoSorb adsorber device will be changed every 12 (group B) or 24 hours (group C). Our primary outcome is shock reversal (no further need or a reduced (≤10% of the maximum dose) vasopressor requirement for 3 hours) and time to shock reversal (number of hours elapsed from the start of the treatment to shock reversal).Based on sample size calculation, 135 patients (1:1:1) will need to be enrolled in the study. A predefined interim analysis will be performed after reaching 50% of the planned sample size, therefore, the corrected level of significance (p value) will be 0.0294. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval was obtained from the Scientific and Research Ethics Committee of the Hungarian Medical Research Council (OGYÉI/65049/2020). Results will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04742764; Pre-results.
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- Anna Kanjo
- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Heim Pál National Paediatric Institute, Budapest, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- Chair and Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy and Pain Treatment, Poznan University for Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Szentágothai Research Centre, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Centre for Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Pancreatic Diseases, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- János Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- International Fluid Academy, Lovenjoel, Belgium
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronics and Informatics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Medical Department, CMO, AZ Jan Palfijn Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
- Chair of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy and Pain Treatment, Poznan University for Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy and Pain Treatment, Poznan University for Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Emden, Emden, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Szentágothai Research Centre, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Centre for Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Division of Pancreatic Diseases, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Steurer LM, Schlager G, Sadeghi K, Golej J, Wiedemann D, Hermon M. Hemadsorption as rescue therapy for patients with multisystem organ failure in pediatric intensive care-Two case reports and review of the literature. Artif Organs 2021; 45:1582-1593. [PMID: 34331775 PMCID: PMC9291205 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hemadsorption via the cytokine‐adsorber CytoSorb (CytoSorbents Europe, Berlin, Germany) has successfully been used as an adjunctive method in adults, mainly for the purpose of immunomodulation under acute inflammatory conditions such as sepsis and cardiac surgery. In recent years, there has been growing interest in its use in pediatric intensive care to improve outcomes in patients with multiple organ failure following an inflammatory illness. Literature on the application of CytoSorb in neonatal and pediatric patients is scarce, though the implication is that it could be an effective last‐resort treatment option in critically ill pediatric patients. Herein we present the clinical cases of two pediatric patients successfully treated with a combination of the CytoSorb hemadsorber, continuous renal replacement therapy, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation due to multiple organ failure following different underlying medical conditions. Patient 1 was a 7‐month‐old male child with Down's syndrome admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after congenital heart surgery, who developed antimicrobial‐resistant septic shock and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Patient 2 was a 2‐year‐old male child admitted to the PICU with influenza A‐associated acute liver failure resulting in hyperammonemia, lactate acidosis, hemodynamic instability, and acute kidney failure. In both patients, hemadsorption with CytoSorb was initiated as an adjunctive rescue therapy to treat refractory multisystem organ failure. Improvement of laboratory and clinical parameters was observed within hours of treatment initiation. The application of the hemadsorber—developed for use in adults—proved simple and safe for use in both of our low‐weight pediatric patients.
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- Lisa-Maria Steurer
- Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care & Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care & Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care & Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care & Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care & Neuropediatrics, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Geraci TC, Kon ZN, Moazami N, Chang SH, Carillo J, Chen S, Fargnoli A, Alimi M, Pass H, Galloway A, Smith DE. Hemoadsorption for management of patients on veno-venous ECMO support for severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4256-4264. [PMID: 34219277 PMCID: PMC8447331 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background and Aim Patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) develop a profound cytokine‐mediated pro‐inflammatory response. This study reports outcomes in 10 patients with COVID‐19 supported on veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV‐ECMO) who were selected for the emergency use of a hemoadsorption column integrated in the ECMO circuit. Materials and Methods Pre and posttreatment, clinical data, and inflammatory markers were assessed to determine the safety and feasibility of using this system and to evaluate the clinical effect. Results During hemoadsorption, median levels of interleukin (IL)−2R, IL‐6, and IL‐10 decreased by 54%, 86%, and 64%, respectively. Reductions in other markers were observed for lactate dehydrogenase (−49%), ferritin (−46%), d‐dimer (−7%), C‐reactive protein (−55%), procalcitonin (−76%), and lactate (−44%). Vasoactive‐inotrope scores decreased significantly over the treatment interval (−80%). The median hospital length of stay was 53 days (36–85) and at 90‐days post cannulation, survival was 90% which was similar to a group of patients without the use of hemoadsorption. Conclusions Addition of hemoadsorption to VV‐ECMO in patients with severe COVID‐19 is feasible and reduces measured cytokine levels. However, in this small series, the precise impact on the overall clinical course and survival benefit still remains unknown.
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- Travis C Geraci
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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Kogelmann K, Hübner T, Schwameis F, Drüner M, Scheller M, Jarczak D. First Evaluation of a New Dynamic Scoring System Intended to Support Prescription of Adjuvant CytoSorb Hemoadsorption Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10132939. [PMID: 34209001 PMCID: PMC8268021 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10132939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite advances in critical care medicine, adjunctive approaches in sepsis therapy have failed to prove their efficacy. Notwithstanding promising results using hemoadsorption (CytoSorb), questions remain concerning timing and dosing. We created a dynamic scoring system (DSS) to assess patients with early septic shock and performed a first evaluation of the system in this patient population. METHODS Data from 502 patients with septic shock according to Sepsis-3 criteria were retrospectively analyzed. Score parameters were documented at the time of diagnosis (T0) and 6 h later (T6) to calculate a dynamic score. Survival on day 7 and 56 as well as ICU and hospital mortality were analyzed in regard to the score as well as the delay of hemoadsorption therapy. RESULTS Of the 502 patients analyzed, 198 received adjunctive CytoSorb treatment and 304 received standard therapy. Septic shock was typically represented by 5 points, while >6 points indicated a situation refractory to standard therapy with the worst outcome in patients shown by >8 points. The differences in mortality between the score groups (<6, 6-8, >8 points) were significant. Analysis further showed a significant 56-day, ICU and hospital survival advantage in CytoSorb patients when therapy was started early. CONCLUSION We created a scoring system allowing for the assessment of the clinical development of patients in the early phase of septic shock. Applying this approach, we were able to detect populations with a distinct mortality pattern. The data also showed that an early start of CytoSorb therapy was associated with significantly improved survival. As a next step, this easy-to-apply scoring system would require validation in a prospective manner to learn whether patients to be treated with hemoadsorption therapy in the course of septic shock could thereby be identified.
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- Klaus Kogelmann
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Emden, Bolardusstr. 20, 26721 Emden, Germany; (M.D.); (M.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)-4921-98-3508
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, Spitalcampus 1, 8596 Münsterlingen, Switzerland;
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Landesklinikum Baden-Mödling, Sr. M. Restituta-Gasse 12, 2340 Mödling, Austria;
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Emden, Bolardusstr. 20, 26721 Emden, Germany; (M.D.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Emden, Bolardusstr. 20, 26721 Emden, Germany; (M.D.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Intensive Care, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20251 Hamburg, Germany;
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Nassiri AA, Hakemi MS, Miri MM, Shahrami R, Koomleh AA, Sabaghian T. Blood purification with CytoSorb in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A case series of 26 patients. Artif Organs 2021; 45:1338-1347. [PMID: 34152629 PMCID: PMC8444787 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Severe forms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) can progress to sepsis‐like complications accompanied by “cytokine storm” for which the most effective treatment has not yet been established. Our study describes the results of CytoSorb hemoadsorption in COVID‐19 patients treated on the intensive care unit (ICU). In this retrospective study, 26 patients with COVID‐19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were treated with hemoadsorption therapy. Pre‐, and post‐treatment values (clinical and laboratory) were compared. Data are expressed as mean (confidence intervals, CI), or median [interquartile ranges, IQR], as appropriate. Patients received 2 hemoadsorption treatments. This resulted in a significant decrease in norepinephrine requirements, and inflammatory marker plasma concentrations (procalcitonin, C‐reactive protein, ferritin) when comparing pre versus post treatment levels. The PaO2/FiO2 and overall organ function (ie, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment—SOFA score) also improved significantly. Patients stayed on the ICU for 9 days and 21 of them survived. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the largest case series to date reporting early experiences on extracorporeal hemoadsorption therapy in SARS‐CoV‐2 positive patients with hyperinflammation and moderate ARDS. Treatment proved to be effective, technically feasible and well‐tolerated.
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- Amir Ahmad Nassiri
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nephrology ward, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Intensive Care Department, NIOC Tehran Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Napp LC, Lebreton G, De Somer F, Supady A, Pappalardo F. Opportunities, controversies, and challenges of extracorporeal hemoadsorption with CytoSorb during ECMO. Artif Organs 2021; 45:1240-1249. [PMID: 34152637 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is frequently used in many centers around the globe for various indications. However, prognosis is often poor even with all supportive therapies, and in many cases, clinical deterioration is associated with inflammation. Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb is a novel approach to limit the inflammatory response, and the device can be safely and easily installed into ECMO circuits. CytoSorb has been used more than 130.000 times to date, but because randomized controlled trials are largely lacking, there is substantial debate on its use. Here, experts from critical care medicine, cardiology, cardiac surgery, and perfusion technology discuss the pros and cons of this novel therapy and outline the future aspects for its clinical application and research.
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- L Christian Napp
- Cardiac Arrest Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiology Institute, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne University Medical School, Paris, France
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- Heart Centre 5K12, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS ISMETT, UPMC Italy, Palermo, Italy
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Putzu A, Schorer R. Hemoadsorption in critically ill patients with or without COVID-19: A word of caution. J Crit Care 2021; 65:140-141. [PMID: 34148009 PMCID: PMC8196317 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Alessandro Putzu
- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Krenn CG, Steltzer H. [Hemoadsorption for blood purification-incomparability of clinically available procedures]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2021; 116:449-453. [PMID: 32583037 PMCID: PMC8159789 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-020-00702-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the field of intensive care medicine, but also increasingly in cardiac surgery, the use of adsorptive blood purification technologies for the treatment of hyperinflammatory conditions is becoming progressively more important. In addition to the CytoSorb concept, which is more and more clinically accepted and currently the most frequently used method, other companies-particularly from China-have recently entered the market with similar concepts. OBJECTIVES Given this, the aim of this article is to analyze the different aspects of the various hemoadsorption products offered on the market today and to take a critical look at the available evidence. METHODS Technical features, application-specific characteristics, and the existing evidence of the adsorption technologies CytoSorb® (CytoSorbentsTM Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA), Jafron® HA series (Jafron Biomedical Co., Guangdong, China), and Biosky® MG series (Biosun® Medical Technology Co., Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China) were analyzed. The purely substance-specific methods for endotoxin elimination only (Toraymyxin®, Alteco®) were not considered. RESULTS A comprehensive analysis of these criteria reveals that there are considerable differences between the various available technologies in terms of materials used, adsorption characteristics, application, and available data on safety and clinical experience. Furthermore, it becomes clear that not only the efficacy of blood purification technologies should be considered in terms of an effect-price-performance ratio, but that in particular the safety of the individual technologies is of crucial importance. DISCUSSION Among the technologies analyzed, CytoSorb currently represents the most investigated and clinically established procedure. Furthermore, it should be noted that clinical results, but particularly safety-relevant aspects, are not transferable between the products due to technically different procedures.
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- C G Krenn
- Klinik für Anästhesie, Allgemeine Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
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- Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Traumazentrum Wien, Standort Meidling, Meidling, Österreich
- Lehrstuhl für Intensivmedizin, Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien, Wien, Österreich
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Cytokine Adsorption in Severe Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO J 2021; 67:332-338. [PMID: 33627609 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) is a last resort treatment option for patients with acute respiratory failure (acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS]). Cytokine adsorption has been incorporated in the management of some of these patients on an individual basis to control the imbalance of danger-associated molecular patterns and proinflammatory cytokines. However, little is known about the combination of V-V ECMO and cytokine adsorption as earlier reports contained mixed patient cohorts in terms of disease and mode of ECMO, veno-venous and veno-arterial. We here report single-center registry data of nine all-comers with severe ARDS treated with V-V ECMO and cytokine adsorption using the CytoSorb adsorber compared with a control group of nine propensity score matched patients undergoing V-V ECMO support without cytokine adsorption. Even though Respiratory ECMO Survival Prediction and PRedicting dEath for SEvere ARDS on V-V ECMO scores predicted a higher mortality in the cytokine adsorption group, mortality was numerically reduced in the patients undergoing V-V ECMO and cytokine removal compared with V-V ECMO alone. The need for fluid resuscitation and vasopressor support as well as lactate levels dropped significantly in the cytokine adsorption group within 72 hours, whereas vasopressor need and lactate levels did not decrease significantly in the control group. Therefore, our data suggest that cytokine adsorption might be beneficial in patients with severe ARDS requiring V-V ECMO support.
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Schneider AG, André P, Scheier J, Schmidt M, Ziervogel H, Buclin T, Kindgen-Milles D. Pharmacokinetics of anti-infective agents during CytoSorb hemoadsorption. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10493. [PMID: 34006946 PMCID: PMC8131695 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89965-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cytokine hemoadsorption might be beneficial in patients with sepsis. However, its effect on anti-infective agents' disposition remains largely unknown. We sought to determine the influence of hemoadsorption on the pharmacokinetics of common anti-infective agents. This is an interventional experimental study, conducted in 24 healthy pigs. Animals were randomly allocated to either hemoadsorption (cases) or sham extracorporeal circuit (controls) and to drug combinations (3 cases and 3 controls for each combination). Hemoadsorption was performed with CytoSorb (CytoSorbents Corporation, USA). We evaluated 17 drugs (clindamycin, fluconazole, linezolid, meropenem, piperacillin, anidulafungin, ganciclovir, clarithromycin, posaconazole, teicoplanin, tobramycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, liposomal amphotericin B, flucloxacillin and cefepime). Repeated blood sampling from the extracorporeal circulation (adsorber inlet/outlet, sham circuit) was performed over six hours following administration. Total clearance and adsorber-specific clearance were computed. Hemoadsorption was associated with increased clearance of all study drugs, except ganciclovir. Its impact on total body clearance was considered as moderate for fluconazole (282%) and linezolid (115%), mild for liposomal amphotericin B (75%), posaconazole (32%) and teicoplanine (31%) and negligible for all other drugs. Hemoadsorber clearance declined over time, with even delayed desorption for beta-lactams. It was moderately correlated with drug's lipophilicity (p = 0.01; r2 = 0.43). Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb appears to increase to a clinically significant extent the clearance of five among 17 tested anti-infectives. Studies in human patients are required to confirm the need for dosage adjustment of these agents.
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- Antoine G Schneider
- Adult Intensive Care Unit, BH08-610, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), 46, Avenue du Bugnon 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Medical Competence Center Berlin/Brandenburg C/o HCx Consulting GmbH, Wendisch Rietz, Germany
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- Medical Competence Center Berlin/Brandenburg C/o HCx Consulting GmbH, Wendisch Rietz, Germany
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Supady A, Weber E, Rieder M, Lother A, Niklaus T, Zahn T, Frech F, Müller S, Kuhl M, Benk C, Maier S, Trummer G, Flügler A, Krüger K, Sekandarzad A, Stachon P, Zotzmann V, Bode C, Biever PM, Staudacher D, Wengenmayer T, Graf E, Duerschmied D. Cytokine adsorption in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (CYCOV): a single centre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2021; 9:755-762. [PMID: 34000236 PMCID: PMC8121541 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00177-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background We sought to clarify the benefit of cytokine adsorption in patients with COVID-19 supported with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Methods We did a single-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial to investigate cytokine adsorption in adult patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring ECMO. Patients with COVID-19 selected for ECMO at the Freiburg University Medical Center (Freiburg, Germany) were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive cytokine adsorption using the CytoSorb device or not. Randomisation was computer-generated, allocation was concealed by opaque, sequentially numbered sealed envelopes. The CytoSorb device was incorporated into the ECMO circuit before connection to the patient circuit, replaced every 24 h, and removed after 72 h. The primary endpoint was serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentration 72 h after initiation of ECMO analysed by intention to treat. Secondary endpoints included 30-day survival. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04324528) and the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00021300) and is closed. Findings From March 29, 2020, to Dec 29, 2020, of 34 patients assessed for eligibility, 17 (50%) were treated with cytokine adsorption and 17 (50%) without. Median IL-6 decreased from 357·0 pg/mL to 98·6 pg/mL in patients randomly assigned to cytokine adsorption and from 289·0 pg/mL to 112·0 pg/mL in the control group after 72 h. One patient in each group died before 72 h. Adjusted mean log IL-6 concentrations after 72 h were 0·30 higher in the cytokine adsorption group (95% CI −0·70 to 1·30, p=0·54). Survival after 30 days was three (18%) of 17 with cytokine adsorption and 13 (76%) of 17 without cytokine adsorption (p=0·0016). Interpretation Early initiation of cytokine adsorption in patients with severe COVID-19 and venovenous ECMO did not reduce serum IL-6 and had a negative effect on survival. Cytokine adsorption should not be used during the first days of ECMO support in COVID-19. Funding None.
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- Alexander Supady
- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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Jarczak D, Kluge S, Nierhaus A. Sepsis-Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Concepts. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:628302. [PMID: 34055825 PMCID: PMC8160230 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.628302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and a global disease burden. Today, the heterogeneous syndrome is defined as severe organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, with renewed emphasis on immune pathophysiology. Despite all efforts of experimental and clinical research during the last three decades, the ability to positively influence course and outcome of the syndrome remains limited. Evidence-based therapy still consists of basic causal and supportive measures, while adjuvant interventions such as blood purification or targeted immunotherapy largely remain without proof of effectiveness so far. With this review, we aim to provide an overview of sepsis immune pathophysiology, to update the choice of therapeutic approaches targeting different immunological mechanisms in the course of sepsis and septic shock, and to call for a paradigm shift from the pathogen to the host response as a potentially more promising angle.
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- Dominik Jarczak
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Shekar K, McAuley DF, Brodie D. Cytokine adsorption during ECMO for COVID-19-related ARDS. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2021; 9:680-682. [PMID: 34000235 PMCID: PMC8121532 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00207-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Kiran Shekar
- Adult Intensive Care Services, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4032, Australia; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK; Regional Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA; Centre for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Alharthy A, Faqihi F, Memish ZA, Balhamar A, Nasim N, Shahzad A, Tamim H, Alqahtani SA, Brindley PG, Karakitsos D. Continuous renal replacement therapy with the addition of CytoSorb cartridge in critically ill patients with COVID-19 plus acute kidney injury: A case-series. Artif Organs 2021; 45:E101-E112. [PMID: 33190288 PMCID: PMC7753655 DOI: 10.1111/aor.13864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Our aim was to investigate continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with CytoSorb cartridge for patients with life-threatening COVID-19 plus acute kidney injury (AKI), sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Of 492 COVID-19 patients admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU), 50 had AKI necessitating CRRT (10.16%) and were enrolled in the study. Upon ICU admission, all had AKI, ARDS, septic shock, and CRS. In addition to CRRT with CytoSorb, all received ARDS-net ventilation, prone positioning, plus empiric ribavirin, interferon beta-1b, antibiotics, hydrocortisone, and prophylactic anticoagulation. We retrospectively analyzed inflammatory biomarkers, oxygenation, organ function, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length-of-stay, and mortality on day-28 post-ICU admission. Patients were 49.64 ± 8.90 years old (78% male) with body mass index of 26.70 ± 2.76 kg/m2 . On ICU admission, mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II was 22.52 ± 1.1. Sequential Organ Function Assessment (SOFA) score was 9.36 ± 2.068 and the ratio of partial arterial pressure of oxygen to fractional inspired concentration of oxygen (PaO2 /FiO2 ) was 117.46 ± 36.92. Duration of mechanical ventilation was 17.38 ± 7.39 days, ICU length-of-stay was 20.70 ± 8.83 days, and mortality 28 days post-ICU admission was 30%. Nonsurvivors had higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers, and more unresolved shock, ARDS, AKI, and pulmonary emboli (8% vs. 4%, P < .05) compared to survivors. After 2 ± 1 CRRT sessions with CytoSorb, survivors had decreased SOFA scores, lactate dehydrogenase, ferritin, D-dimers, C-reactive protein, and interleukin-6; and increased PaO2 /FiO2 ratios, and lymphocyte counts (all P < .05). Receiver-operator-curve analysis showed that posttherapy values of interleukin-6 (cutoff point >620 pg/mL) predicted in-hospital mortality for critically ill COVID-19 patients (area-under-the-curve: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.81-0.93; P = .001). No side effects of therapy were recorded. In this retrospective case-series, CRRT with the CytoSorb cartridge provided a safe rescue therapy in life-threatening COVID-19 with associated AKI, ARDS, sepsis, and hyperinflammation.
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- Critical Care DepartmentKing Saud Medical CityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Research and Innovation CenterKing Saud Medical CityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Critical Care DepartmentKing Saud Medical CityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Critical Care DepartmentKing Saud Medical CityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
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- Biostatistics UnitClinical Research InstituteAmerican University of Beirut Medical CenterBeirutLebanon
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- Department of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins University HospitalBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Department of Critical CareFaculty of Medicine and DentistryThe University of AlbertaAlbertaCanada
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- Critical Care DepartmentKing Saud Medical CityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
- Critical Care DepartmentKeck School of MedicineUSCLos AngelesCAUSA
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Kornitzky FW, Langen HJ, Held M. [Treatment of a Patient with a Pronounced Cytokine Storm in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia using a Hemoadsorption in Combination with the Administration of tocilizumab]. Pneumologie 2021; 75:644-650. [PMID: 33882609 DOI: 10.1055/a-1458-4080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Despite growing experience due to increasing patient numbers, the intensive care treatment of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia continues to be a particular challenge in individual cases, which may also therefore legitimize individualized therapeutic attempts. In this context, the so-called hyperinflammation syndrome characterized by a cytokine storm accompanied by a massive increase in inflammatory markers such as interleukin(IL)-6, represents such a situation. This case report describes the therapeutic approach of using the IL-6-specific antibody tocilizumab in combination with hemoadsorption therapy (CytoSorb) in a 58-year-old male patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient suffered a massive clinical deterioration with concomitant Horovitz index of 127 mmHg that occurred on the 6th day of ventilation. After combined application of the above-mentioned therapeutic approaches, the patient stabilized rapidly paralleled by a significant increase in the Horovitz index, and the possibility of de-escalating the ventilation regimen, which ultimately enabled successful extubation after only 13 days of ventilation. Moreover, the combined treatment was associated with significant hemodynamic stabilization and a consecutive reduction in vasopressor doses, while hyperinflammation could be kept well under control. The incorporation of the hemoadsorber into the therapeutic regimen proved to be safe and straightforward. In conclusion, the combination of CytoSorb therapy and IL-6 blockade by tocilizumab appeared, at least in this case, to be an effective measure to modulate an overshooting immune response in COVID-19 pneumonia with a concomitant clinical improvement in both respiratory and hemodynamic function, and thus could be used as a potential therapeutic option in this clinical picture.
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- F W Kornitzky
- Klinikum Würzburg Mitte gGmbH, Standort Missioklinik, Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Pneumologie & Beatmungsmedizin
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- Klinikum Würzburg Mitte gGmbH, Standort Missioklinik, Institut für Radiologie
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- Klinikum Würzburg Mitte gGmbH, Standort Missioklinik, Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Pneumologie & Beatmungsmedizin
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Paland M. Use of CytoSorb in cases of acute amitriptyline intoxication. J Clin Pharm Ther 2021; 46:1476-1479. [PMID: 33768556 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Intoxications with the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline frequently occur in the clinical setting and require immediate treatment. Although various poisonings can be counteracted with specific remedies, treatment options for amitriptyline intoxication remain sparse. Besides conventional approaches, a new haemoadsorption device might represent an opportunity for therapeutic detoxification. CASE SUMMARY We report on two patients who were admitted as an emergency case with suspected amitriptyline overdose. Due to potentially life-threatening intoxication, the decision was made to initiate continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) together with CytoSorb haemoadsorption. As a result, drug-level measurements showed fast and efficient reduction of amitriptyline levels in the blood (case 1 from 186 µg/l to 54.7 µg/l, case 2 from 844 µg/l to 290 µg/l) and helped to stabilize a critical situation. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION We were able to quickly and efficiently reduce amitriptyline to non-toxic serum levels and to stabilize a critical situation using the CytoSorb adsorber. Therefore, in the absence of other proven beneficial treatment regimen, the use of CytoSorb haemoadsorption could represent a potential treatment modality for severe amitriptyline intoxication.
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- Michael Paland
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Marktredwitz Hospital, Marktredwitz, Germany
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Uncu Ulu B, Yiğenoğlu TN, Hacıbekiroğlu T, Sağlam DA, Kılınç A, İskender G, Çakar MK, Dal MS, Altuntaş F. Recovery of Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene of Limbs in a Patient After Performing Hemoadsorption in Septic Shock. J Clin Apher 2021; 36:649-653. [PMID: 33755240 DOI: 10.1002/jca.21893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We report a 42-year-old patient who had Hodgkin lymphoma and developed bilateral symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) in the feet and hands, which occurred during septic shock after autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. SPG is a rare but severe complication of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and is frequently associated with sepsis. The pathophysiology of SPG includes DIC-mediated intravascular thrombosis and thrombotic occlusion of microcirculation, resulting in low blood flow. Sepsis-induced hypotension has been suspected as one of the other causes of SPG, and it is thought to be aggravated by vasopressor treatments given for hypotension. Our patient first experienced coldness, paleness, and cyanosis in his body's acral parts, and then SPG later developed in both his feet and hands. Septic shock management was performed with cytokine hemoadsorption, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and massive fluid replacement rapidly. The patient fully recovered without the need for amputation. Hemoadsorption is an extracorporeal cytokine-adsorption method for removing excess cytokines. Prompt management of septic shock and early monitoring of peripheral ischemia are essential to avoid SPG.
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- Bahar Uncu Ulu
- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Apheresis Center, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Zhang L, Feng Y, Fu P. Blood purification for sepsis: an overview. PRECISION CLINICAL MEDICINE 2021; 4:45-55. [PMID: 35693122 PMCID: PMC8982546 DOI: 10.1093/pcmedi/pbab005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening organ failure exacerbated by a maladaptive infection response from the host, and is one of the major causes of mortality in the intensive care unit. In recent decades, several extracorporeal blood purification techniques have been developed to manage sepsis by acting on both the infectious agents themselves and the host immune response. This research aims to summarize recent progress on extracorporeal blood purification technologies applied for sepsis, discuss unanswered questions on renal replacement therapy for septic patients, and present a decision-making strategy for practitioners.
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- Ling Zhang
- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Rademacher JG, Wulf G, Koziolek MJ, Zeisberg M, Wallbach M. Cytokine adsorption therapy in lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. J Artif Organs 2021; 24:402-406. [PMID: 33459910 PMCID: PMC8380562 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-020-01244-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lymphoma-associated Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) represents a severe complication of disease progression, mediated through cytokine release from the lymphoma cells. Cytokine adsorption may contribute as a supportive treatment to stabilize organ function by reduction of cytokine levels. So far, no experiences of cytokine adsorption and simultaneous stem cell transplantation were published. We report the case of a patient with aggressive lymphoma secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia with rapidly progressive HLH (Richter's transformation) upon conditioning chemotherapy prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Continuous hemodiafiltration was initiated in the treatment of shock with acute renal failure, lactacidosis and need for high-dose catecholamine therapy, integrating an additional cytokine-adsorbing filter (CytoSorb®) to reduce cytokine levels. This was followed by scheduled allogenic stem cell transplantation. We observed a marked decrease in interleukin-6 plasma levels, associated with a reduced need for vasopressor therapy and organ function stabilization. Hematopoietic engraftment was present at day 14 post-ASCT, leading to disease-free discharge at day 100 post-transplantation. Cytokine adsorption may serve as a safe adjunct to HLH/sepsis treatment during allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Clinical studies are required to make future treatment recommendations.
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- Jan-Gerd Rademacher
- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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Rieder M, Schubach F, Schmoor C, von Spee-Mayer C, Wengenmayer T, Rilinger J, Staudacher D, Bode C, Duerschmied D, Supady A. Cytokine adsorption in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: protocol for a randomised, controlled, open-label intervention, multicentre trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043345. [PMID: 33455938 PMCID: PMC7813398 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) is a last resort treatment option in patients with severe COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Mortality in these critically ill patients is high. Elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in these severe courses are associated with poor outcome. Extracorporeal cytokine adsorption is an approach to lower elevated IL-6 levels. However, there is no randomised controlled data on the efficacy of cytokine adsorption and its effect on patient outcome in severe COVID-19 related ARDS requiring V-V ECMO support. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We here report the protocol of a 1:1 randomised, controlled, parallel group, open-label intervention, superiority multicentre trial to evaluate the effect of extracorporeal cytokine adsorption using the CytoSorb device in severe COVID-19 related ARDS treated with V-V ECMO. We hypothesise that extracorporeal cytokine adsorption in these patients is effectively reducing IL-6 levels by 75% or more after 72 hours as compared with the baseline measurement and also reducing time to successful V-V ECMO explantation. We plan to include a total of 80 patients at nine centres in Germany. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The protocol of this study was approved by the ethical committee of the University of Freiburg as the leading institution (EK 285/20). Additional votes will be obtained at all participating centres. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS NCT04385771 and DRKS 00021248.
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- Marina Rieder
- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Clinical Trials Unit, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Clinical Trials Unit, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Clinical Trials Unit, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Paul R, Sathe P, Kumar S, Prasad S, Aleem M, Sakhalvalkar P. Multicentered prospective investigator initiated study to evaluate the clinical outcomes with extracorporeal cytokine adsorption device (CytoSorb ®) in patients with sepsis and septic shock. World J Crit Care Med 2021; 10:22-34. [PMID: 33505870 PMCID: PMC7805252 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i1.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is a severe clinical syndrome related to the host response to infection. The severity of infections is due to an activation cascade that will lead to an auto amplifying cytokine production: The cytokine storm. Hemoadsorption by CytoSorb® therapy is a new technology that helps to address the cytokine storm and to regain control over various inflammatory conditions.
AIM To evaluate prospectively CytoSorb® therapy used as an adjunctive therapy along with standard of care in septic patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU).
METHODS This was a prospective, real time, investigator initiated, observational multicenter study conducted in patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis and septic shock. The improvement of mean arterial pressure and reduction of vasopressor needs were evaluated as primary outcome. The change in laboratory parameters, sepsis scores [acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA)] and vital parameters were considered as secondary outcome. The outcomes were also evaluated in the survivor and non-survivor group. Descriptive statistics were used; a P value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
RESULTS Overall, 45 patients aged ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years were included; the majority were men (n = 31; 69.0%), with mean age 47.16 ± 14.11 years. Post CytoSorb® therapy, 26 patients survived and 3 patients were lost to follow-up. In the survivor group, the percentage dose reduction in vasopressor was norepinephrine (51.4%), epinephrine (69.4%) and vasopressin (13.9%). A reduction in interleukin-6 levels (52.3%) was observed in the survivor group. Platelet count improved to 30.1% (P = 0.2938), and total lung capacity count significantly reduced by 33% (P < 0.0001). Serum creatinine and serum lactate were reduced by 33.3% (P = 0.0190) and 39.4% (P = 0.0120), respectively. The mean APACHE II score was 25.46 ± 2.91 and SOFA scores was 12.90 ± 4.02 before initiation of CytoSorb® therapy, and they were reduced significantly post therapy (APACHE II 20.1 ± 2.47; P < 0.0001 and SOFA 9.04 ± 3.00; P = 0.0003) in the survivor group. The predicted mortality in our patient population before CytoSorb® therapy was 56.5%, and it was reduced to 48.8% (actual mortality) after CytoSorb® therapy. We reported 75% survival rate in patients given treatment in < 24 h of ICU admission and 68% survival rates in patients given treatment within 24-48 h of ICU admission. In the survivor group, the average number of days spent in the ICU was 4.44 ± 1.66 d; while in the non-survivor group, the average number of days spent in ICU was 8.5 ± 15.9 d. CytoSorb® therapy was safe and well tolerated with no adverse events reported.
CONCLUSION CytoSorb® might be an effective adjuvant therapy in stabilizing sepsis and septic shock patients. However, it is advisable to start the therapy at an early stage (preferably within 24 h after onset of septic shock).
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- Rajib Paul
- Department of Internal Medicine and Critical Care, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad 500033, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune 411001, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospital, Chennai 600006, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangaluru 560099, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Critical Care, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad 500033, India
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Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb in Septic Shock Reduces Catecholamine Requirements and In-Hospital Mortality: A Single-Center Retrospective 'Genetic' Matched Analysis. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8120539. [PMID: 33255912 PMCID: PMC7760738 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8120539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Septic shock is a major burden to healthcare with mortality rates remaining high. Blood purification techniques aim to reduce cytokine levels and resultant organ failure. Regarding septic shock, hemoadsorption via CytoSorb seems promising, but the main effects on organ failure and mortality remain unclear. In this retrospective single-center study, septic shock patients receiving CytoSorb in addition to renal replacement therapy (n = 42) were analyzed and compared to matched controls (n = 42). A generalized propensity-score and Mahalanobis distance matching method (‘genetic’ matching) was applied. Baseline comparability was high. Differences were merely present in higher initial Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores (median and interquartile range: 13.0 (12.0–14.75) vs. 12.0 (9.0–14.0)) and requirements of norepinephrine equivalents (0.54 (0.25–0.81) vs. 0.25 (0.05–0.54) µg/kg/min) in the CytoSorb group. While remaining fairly constant in the controls, the catecholamines decreased to 0.26 (0.11–0.40) µg/kg/min within 24 h after initiation of CytoSorb therapy. In-hospital mortality was significantly lower in the CytoSorb group (35.7% vs. 61.9%; p = 0.015). Risk factors for mortality within the CytoSorb group were high lactate levels and low thrombocyte counts prior to initiation. Hereby, a cut-off value of 7.5 mmol/L lactate predicted mortality with high specificity (88.9%). Thus, high lactate levels may indicate absent benefits when confronted with septic shock patients considered eligible for CytoSorb therapy.
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Schittek GA, Zoidl P, Eichinger M, Orlob S, Simonis H, Rief M, Metnitz P, Fellinger T, Soukup J. Adsorption therapy in critically ill with septic shock and acute kidney injury: a retrospective and prospective cohort study. Ann Intensive Care 2020; 10:154. [PMID: 33206229 PMCID: PMC7672170 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-020-00772-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Haemoadsorption has been described as an effective way to control increased pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators (“cytokine storm”) in septic shock patients. No prospective or randomised clinical study has yet confirmed these results. However, no study has yet prospectively specifically investigated patients in severe septic shock with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI). Therefore, we aimed to examine whether haemoadsorption could influence intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital mortality in these patients. Furthermore, we examined the influence of haemoadsorption on length of stay in the ICU and therapeutic support. Methods Retrospective control group and prospective intervention group design in a tertiary hospital in central Europe (Germany). Intervention was the implementation of haemoadsorption for patients in septic shock with SA-AKI. 76 patients were included in this analysis. Results Severity of illness as depicted by APACHE II was higher in patients treated with haemoadsorption. Risk-adjusted ICU mortality rates (O/E ratios) did not differ significantly between the groups (0.80 vs. 0.83). We observed in patients treated with haemoadsorption a shorter LOS and shorter therapeutic support such as catecholamine dependency and duration of RRT. However, in multivariate analysis (logistic regression for mortality, competing risk for LOS), we found no significant differences between the two groups. Conclusions The implementation of haemoadsorption for patients in septic shock with acute renal failure did not lead to a reduction in ICU or hospital mortality rates. Despite univariate analysis delivering some evidence for a shorter duration of ICU-related treatments in the haemoadsorption group, these results did not remain significant in multivariate analysis. Trial registration CytoSorb® registry https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02312024. December 9, 2014. Database: https://www.cytosorb-registry.org/ (registration for content acquisition is necessary)
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- Gregor A Schittek
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of General Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre for Documentation and Quality Assurance in Intensive Care, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive and Palliative Care, Carl-Thiem-Hospital Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
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Seffer MT, Cottam D, Forni LG, Kielstein JT. Heparin 2.0: A New Approach to the Infection Crisis. Blood Purif 2020; 50:28-34. [PMID: 32615569 PMCID: PMC7445380 DOI: 10.1159/000508647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In April 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for certain medical devices to be used in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This included extracorporeal blood purification devices. This narrative review will give a brief overview regarding some of the extracorporeal devices that could be used to treat COVID-19 patients, including the Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter, produced by ExThera Medical (Martinez, CA, USA), first licensed in the European Economic Area in 2019. The Seraph® 100 contains ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene beads with end point-attached heparin and is approved for the reduction of pathogens from the bloodstream either as a single agent or as an adjunct to conventional anti-infective agents. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins have been shown to bind to the immobilized heparin in a similar way to the interaction with heparan sulfate on the cell surface. This binding is nonreversible and as such, the pathogens are removed from the bloodstream. In this review, we describe the pathophysiological basis and rationale for using heparin for pathogen removal from the blood as well as exploring the technology behind the adaptation of heparin to deprive it of its systemic anticoagulant activity. In addition, we summarize the in vitro data as well as the available preclinical testing and published clinical reports. Finally, we discuss the enormous potential of this technology in an era of increasing antibiotic resistance and high mortality associated with sepsis and consider the application of this as a possible treatment option for COVID-19.
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- Malin-Theres Seffer
- Medical Clinic V, Nephrology
- Rheumatology
- Blood Purification, Academic Teaching Hospital Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.,Microbial Proteomics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, School of Biosciences & Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Medical Clinic V, Nephrology
- Rheumatology
- Blood Purification, Academic Teaching Hospital Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany,
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Akil A, Ziegeler S, Reichelt J, Rehers S, Abdalla O, Semik M, Fischer S. Combined Use of CytoSorb and ECMO in Patients with Severe Pneumogenic Sepsis. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 69:246-251. [PMID: 32252114 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND High morbidity and mortality are frequently reported in intensive care patients suffering from severe sepsis with systemic inflammation. With the development of severe respiratory failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is often required. In this study, cytokine adsorption therapy in combination with ECMO is applied in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to severe pneumogenic sepsis. The efficacy of this therapy is evaluated compared with a historical cohort without hemoadsorption therapy. METHODS Between January and May 2018, combined high-flow venovenous ECMO and CytoSorb therapy (CytoSorb filter connected to ECMO circuit) was applied in patients (n = 13) with pneumogenic sepsis and ARDS. These patients were prospectively included (CytoSorb group). Data from patients (n = 7) with pneumogenic sepsis and ECMO therapy were retrospectively analyzed (control group). RESULTS All patients survived in the CytoSorb group, where the 30-day mortality rate reached 57% in the control group. After CytoSorb therapy, we instantly observed a significant reduction in procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels compared with the control group. Within 48 hours, the initial high doses of catecholamine could be weaned off only in the CytoSorb group. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that CytoSorb in combination with ECMO is an effective therapy to prevent escalation of sepsis with rapid weaning off high-dose catecholamine infusions and quick reduction in PCT and CRP levels. Optimal timing of immunomodulatory therapy and impact on ECMO-related inflammation still need to be furtherly investigated.
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- Ali Akil
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Klinikum Ibbenbueren, Ibbenbueren, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Klinikum Ibbenbueren, Ibbenbueren, NRW, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Klinikum Ibbenbueren, Ibbenbueren, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Klinikum Ibbenbueren, Ibbenbueren, NRW, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Klinikum Ibbenbueren, Ibbenbueren, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Klinikum Ibbenbueren, Ibbenbueren, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support, Ibbenbueren General Hospital, Ibbenbueren, Germany
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Brouwer WP, Duran S, Kuijper M, Ince C. Hemoadsorption with CytoSorb shows a decreased observed versus expected 28-day all-cause mortality in ICU patients with septic shock: a propensity-score-weighted retrospective study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2019; 23:317. [PMID: 31533846 PMCID: PMC6749645 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2588-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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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 < 0.001), lower mean arterial pressure (p = 0.007) and higher levels of noradrenaline (p < 0.001) compared to the CRRT group. For CytoSorb, the mean predicted mortality rate based on a SOFA of 13.8 (n = 67) was 75% (95%CI 71–79%), while the actual 28-day mortality rate was 48% (mean difference − 27%, 95%CI − 38 to − 15%, p < 0.001). For CRRT, based on a SOFA of 12.8 (n = 49), the mean predicted versus observed mortality was 68% versus 51% (mean difference − 16.9% [95%CI − 32.6 to − 1.2%, p = 0.035]). By sIPTW analysis, patients treated with CytoSorb had a significantly lower 28-day mortality rate compared to CRRT alone (53% vs. 72%, respectively, p = 0.038). Independent predictors of 28-day mortality in the CytoSorb group were the presence of pneumosepsis (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 5.47, p = 0.029), higher levels of lactate at the start of CytoSorb (aOR 1.15, p = 0.031) and older age (aOR per 10 years 1.67, p = 0.034). Conclusions CytoSorb 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. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13054-019-2588-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Willem Pieter Brouwer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 15, Building NA-6, 3015, CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Science board, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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