Determinants of survival in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy due to severe covid-19.

Background: Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is associated with high mortality. Although survival on mechanical circulatory support has improved, determinants for better prognosis are still unclear. Here, we report on the outcome of our patient population with the need for mechanical circulatory support due to severe COVID-19 (sCOVID-19) induced ARDS.

Clinical and biochemical endpoints and predictors of response to plasma exchange in septic shock: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Recently, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated rapid but individually variable hemodynamic improvement with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in patients with septic shock. Prediction of clinical efficacy in specific sepsis treatments is fundamental for individualized sepsis therapy.

Methods: In the original RCT, patients with septic shock of < 24 h duration and norepinephrine (NE) requirement ≥ 0.

High Incidence of Epileptiform Potentials During Continuous EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

To analyze continuous 1- or 2-channel electroencephalograms (EEGs) of mechanically ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with regard to occurrence of epileptiform potentials. Single-center retrospective analysis. Intensive care unit of Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Mechanical circulatory support in coronavirus disease-2019-positive patients with severe respiratory failure.

Objectives: Treatment of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has been heavily debated. Our goal was to describe our findings in patients with severe ARDS due to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (sCOVID-19) treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO).

Methods: We retrospectively examined all patients treated with vv-ECMO for severe ARDS due to acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Corrigendum to: Maintenance Immunosuppression Is Associated With Better Outcome in the 2017/2018 Influenza Epidemic.

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Reappearance of effector T cells is associated with recovery from COVID-19.

Background: Elucidating the role of T cell responses in COVID-19 is of utmost importance to understand the clearance of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods: 30 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 60 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (HC) participated in this study. We used two comprehensive 11-colour flow cytometric panels conforming to Good Laboratory Practice and approved for clinical diagnostics.

Therapeutic plasma exchange in acute on chronic liver failure.

Background: Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) has been identified as a distinct syndrome due to acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis accompanied by extra-hepatic organ failure, primarily caused by an overwhelming systemic immune response. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been demonstrated in a randomized controlled trial to improve transplant free survival in acute liver failure. Here we investigated if TPE might have comparable beneficial effects in patients with ACLF.

Long-term outcomes after intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during lung transplantation.

Introduction: Over the past decade, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has replaced cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for cardiopulmonary support during lung transplantation at our institution. In this study, we present our experience using intraoperative ECMO in isolated lung transplantation and evaluate its impact on long-term graft function and survival.

Methods: All patients undergoing isolated lung transplantation with or without ECMO support between January 2010 and June 2019 were evaluated.

Enoximone in status asthmaticus.

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Maintenance Immunosuppression Is Associated With Better Outcome in the 2017/2018 Influenza Epidemic.

Background: The impact of immunosuppression on outcomes in influenza is insufficiently understood. We analyzed the morbidity and mortality of immunocompetent (IC) vs immunosuppressed (IS) patients with influenza A and B in the 2017/2018 season.

Methods: Patients with proven influenza in a German tertiary care hospital were analyzed for hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and mortality.

Therapeutic plasma exchange in acute liver failure.

Background: Multi-organ dysfunction in acute liver failure (ALF) has been attributed to a systemic inflammatory response directly triggered by the injured liver. High-volume therapeutic plasma exchange (HV-TPE) has been demonstrated in a large randomized controlled trial to improve survival. Here, we investigated if a more cost-/ resource effective low-volume (LV) TPE strategy might have comparable beneficial effects.

A Retrospective Analysis of Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia in Medical and Surgical ICU Patients: Clinical Data on Demography, Clinical Signs, and Survival.

Background: To analyze demography, clinical signs, and survival of intensive care patients diagnosed with nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) and to evaluate the effect of a local intra-arterial prostaglandin therapy.

Methods: Retrospective observational study screening 455 intensive care patients with acute arterial mesenteric perfusion disorder in a tertiary care hospital within the past 8 years. Lastly, 32 patients with NOMI were enrolled, of which 11 received local intra-arterial prostaglandin therapy.

Early therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock: a prospective open-label nonrandomized pilot study focusing on safety, hemodynamics, vascular barrier function, and biologic markers.

Background: Given the pathophysiological key role of the host response to an infection rather than the infection per se, an ideal therapeutic strategy would also target this response. This study was designed to demonstrate safety and feasibility of early therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in severely ill individuals with septic shock.

Methods: This was a prospective single center, open-label, nonrandomized pilot study enrolling 20 patients with early septic shock (onset < 12 h) requiring high doses of norepinephrine (NE; > 0.

Application of the Liver Maximum Function Capacity Test in Acute Liver Failure: A Helpful Tool for Decision-Making in Liver Transplantation?

Background. Despite aggressive intensive medical management acute liver failure (ALF) may require high-urgency liver transplantation (LTx). Available prognostic scores do not apply for all patients; reliable tools to identify individuals in need of LTx are highly required.

Treatment of amitriptyline intoxications by extended high cut-off dialysis.

Antidepressants, especially amitriptyline, are among the most frequent drug classes involved in intoxications. Despite its small molecular weight, amitriptyline is not considered to be eliminated by extracorporeal treatment methods due to its high protein binding and large volume of distribution. New high cut-off dialysers have so far not been used for removal of amitriptyline.

Veno-veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure with severe haemodynamic impairment: technique and early outcomes.

Objectives: Patients with respiratory failure may benefit from veno-venous and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. We report on our initial experience of veno-veno-arterial (v-v-a) ECMO in patients with respiratory failure.

Methods: Between January 2012 and February 2014, 406 patients required ECMO support at our institution.

Saving two lives with one dialysis treatment.

Hemodialysis is the extracorporeal treatment of choice for various life-threatening intoxications, with the exception of highly protein-bound substances, which are preferably removed by charcoal hemoperfusion. This technique, however, is limited by its availability and its significant side effects. We present a potentially lifethreatening diphenhydramine (DPH) overdose in a stuporous female patient in which high cut-off hemodialysis was used.

Lung transplantation for severe pulmonary hypertension--awake extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postoperative left ventricular remodelling.

Background: Bilateral lung transplantation (BLTx) is an established treatment for end-stage pulmonary hypertension (PH). Ventilator weaning failure and death are more common as in BLTx for other indications. We hypothesized that left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is the main cause of early postoperative morbidity or mortality and investigated a weaning strategy using awake venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Therapeutic plasma exchange as rescue therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock: retrospective observational single-centre study of 23 patients.

Background: Several case series and small randomized controlled trials suggest that therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) improves coagulation, hemodynamics and possibly survival in severe sepsis. However, the exact role of TPE in modern sepsis therapy remains unclear.

Methods: We performed a retrospective observational single-centre study on the use of TPE as rescue therapy in 23 consecutive patients with severe sepsis or septic shock from 2005 to 2012.

Monitoring of patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for systemic infections by broad-range rRNA gene PCR amplification and sequence analysis.

The rRNA gene PCR and sequencing test, SepsiTest, was compared with blood culture (BC) regarding the diagnosis of pathogens in 160 blood samples drawn from 28 patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. With 45% of positive samples, SepsiTest was 13 to 75 h faster than BC. SepsiTest indicated bacteremias in 25% of patients who were BC negative.