The utilisation of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration for the removal of septic mediators in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-214

  Ruffell, Alison J ^a  

^a East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemofiltration; Septic shock; SIRS

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDIATOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0042329916     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(03)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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