Polymyxin B hemoperfusion in septic shock: just look at the evidence!

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1731-1732

  Antonelli, Massimo ^a   Cutuli, Salvatore Lucio ^a   Ronco, Claudio ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; POLYMYXIN B; PROCALCITONIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FLUID BALANCE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCRIPTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEPTIC SHOCK; ULTRAFILTRATION; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; PERITONITIS; POLYMYXIN B; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84940452122     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3931-x     Document Type: Letter

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