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Catecholamine index is a simple and useful marker for bacteremic patients treated by polymyxin B hemoperfusion therapy

Authors: Y Isa, N Harayama, H Arai, T Shinjou, K Nagata, M Ueki, S Nihei, K Aibara, M Kamochi

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Polymyxin B hemoperfusion therapy has been used for the treatment of sepsis to reduce blood endotoxin levels and a variety of inflammatory mediators. There are many reports that polymyxin B hemoperfusion therapy potentially improves circulatory dynamics and reduces mortality [1, 2]. However, it is still controversial what is an important predictive factor to define the mortality. We analyzed a relationship between circulatory dynamics and mortality in our cases of polymyxin B hemoperfusion therapy. …

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Title: Catecholamine index is a simple and useful marker for bacteremic patients treated by polymyxin B hemoperfusion therapy
Authors: Y Isa
N Harayama
H Arai
T Shinjou
K Nagata
M Ueki
S Nihei
K Aibara
M Kamochi
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9539

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