Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) is common in critically ill patients and is
strongly associated with adverse outcomes, including an increased risk of chronic kidney …

Abstract The French Intensive Care Society organized its yearly Paris International
Conference in intensive care on June 18–19, 2015. The main purpose of this meeting is to …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of early short-term, isovolaemic haemofiltration at 45
ml/kg/h on physiological and clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock. Design …

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) imposes a serious public health pandemic affecting
the whole world, as it is spreading exponentially. Besides its high infectivity, SARS-CoV-2 …

Dialytic intervention for infants and children with acute kidney injury (AKI) can take many
forms. Whether patients are treated by intermittent hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or …

Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis. It is widely accepted that cytokines play
pivotal roles in the pathophysiology of septic shock. We reported previously that continuous …

Background: Although renal dysfunction is a common complication of acute liver failure
(ALF) with significant prognostic implications, the pathophysiological mechanisms remain …

Objectives: Despite decades of research, the acute respiratory distress syndrome remains
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This Concise Definitive Review provides …

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is the leading cause of acute renal failure. Intermittent hemodialysis
(IHD) is a common treatment for patients with acute renal failure. However, standard …

The effect of extracorporeal blood purification on clinical outcomes in sepsis is assumed to
be related to modulation of plasma cytokine concentrations. To test this hypothesis directly …