Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2023
Editorial Comment Meta AnalysisDoes CytoSorb Pose Unique Challenges to Pooled Estimates in Meta-Analysis?
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2023
Meta AnalysisBlood Purification for Adult Patients With Severe Infection or Sepsis/Septic Shock: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive and updated systematic review with network meta-analysis (NMA) to assess the outcome benefits of various blood purification modalities for adult patients with severe infection or sepsis. ⋯ Our NMA suggests that plasma exchange and polymyxin-B hemoperfusion may provide potential benefits for adult patients with severe infection or sepsis/septic shock when compared with standard care alone, but most comparisons were based on low or very low certainty evidence. The therapeutic effect of polymyxin-B hemoperfusion remains uncertain. Further RCTs are required to identify the specific patient population that may benefit from extracorporeal blood purification.
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2023
Meta AnalysisThe Effect of CytoSorb on Inflammatory Markers in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
The effectiveness of CytoSorb at removing inflammatory mediators in critically ill patients is controversial. ⋯ The use of CytoSorb hemoadsorption in a mixed population of critically ill patients with hyperinflammatory conditions does not exhibit a consistent decrease in IL-6 and other inflammatory parameters within the first 5 days of treatment. The significant uncertainty surrounding these findings highlights the need for further investigations.