Prometheus therapy for the treatment of acute liver failure in patients after cardiac surgery.

Introduction: Acute liver failure usually develops in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and significantly increases the mortality risk in patients after cardiac surgery.

Aim: To assess the safety and efficacy of extracorporeal liver support in patients with acute liver failure after cardiac surgery.

Material And Methods: We studied 39 adult patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and acute liver failure as postoperative complication, treated with Prometheus therapy.

Selective LPS Adsorption Using Polymyxin B-Immobilized Fiber Cartridges in Sepsis Patients Following Cardiac Surgery.

Sepsis remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units. The extracorporeal therapy in the complex treatment of sepsis seems to be the most promising direction. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of selective endotoxin adsorption on the basis of the analysis of our own experience with the intensive therapy for sepsis in adult cardiac surgical patients.

The Level of Oxidative Neutrophil Response When Determining Endotoxin Activity Assay: A New Biomarker for Defining the Indications and Effectiveness of Intensive Care in Patients with Sepsis.

. To analyse the clinical informativity of the neutrophil oxidative response level ("Response") during an Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA) as a new biomarker defining the indications and effectiveness of intensive care in cardiac surgical patients with septic complications. .

Prognostic value of sCD14-ST (presepsin) in cardiac surgery.

Introduction: Prediction of complications and mortality after cardiac surgery is an important aspect of timely correction of these conditions. One possibility in this case is the use of biomarkers and some prognostic scores.

Aim Of The Study: To study the prognostic value of presepsin (PSP) as a predictor of postoperative complications development in cardiosurgical patients.

A pilot study of selective lipopolysaccharide adsorption and coupled plasma filtration and adsorption in adult patients with severe sepsis.

Aim: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of combined extracorporeal therapy in patients with severe sepsis after cardiac surgery.

Materials And Methods: Twenty patients received combined extracorporeal therapy (LPS-adsorption with Toraymyxin columns + CPFA). The inclusion criteria were clinical signs of severe sepsis, EAA = 0.