Publications by authors named "Hekai Ma"
Background: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is a life-threatening condition with no definitive treatment. This study evaluated the combined use of the dual plasma molecular adsorption system (DPMAS) and plasma exchange (PE) to improve liver function and survival outcomes in PALF patients.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 7 PALF patients treated with DPMAS and PE.
Objective: To investigate the effects of integrated blood purification on haemodynamics and oxygen metabolism in children with severe sepsis.
Methods: Clinical data of 12 children with severe sepsis admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of our hospital between October 2021 and June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated with integrated blood purification, and changes in haemodynamic parameters, including heart rate, blood pressure, mean arterial pressure and cardiac output, and oxygen metabolism parameters (blood lactic acid, oxygen delivery, oxygen consumption and oxygen extraction rate) were observed before and after treatment.
Background: This study aims to analyse changes in urinary kidney injury markers in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP), investigate the risk factors for MPP-related acute kidney injury (AKI) and establish a model to predict MPP-related AKI.
Methods: Ninety-five children were enrolled based on the study's inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were divided into a severe MPP (SMPP) group and a non-SMPP group and then into an AKI group and a non-AKI group according to the presence of AKI.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on the effectiveness of using a combined blood purification method (haemoperfusion + continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration) to treat children with severe viral encephalitis, while also examining cerebrospinal fluid neopterin levels as a prognostic indicator.
- Researchers compared treatment outcomes among three groups of children: those receiving combined treatment, those receiving only CVVHDF, and those with mild encephalitis not treated with blood purification.
- Results showed that while there was no significant difference in some clinical outcomes, higher CSF neopterin levels were linked to more severe brain lesions and poorer motor functions, suggesting the potential for this blood purification method to improve treatment in severe cases