The effect of a novel extracorporeal cytokine hemoadsorption device on IL-6 elimination in septic patients: A randomized controlled trial.

We report on the effect of hemoadsorption therapy to reduce cytokines in septic patients with respiratory failure.This was a randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter trial. Mechanically ventilated patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress...

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Main Authors: Dirk Schädler, Christine Pausch, Daniel Heise, Andreas Meier-Hellmann, Jörg Brederlau, Norbert Weiler, Gernot Marx, Christian Putensen, Claudia Spies, Achim Jörres, Michael Quintel, Christoph Engel, John A Kellum, Martin K Kuhlmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5662220?pdf=render