Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) has been reported to provide beneficial effects during endotoxic shock. This experiment was designed to determine if selective removal of plasma mediators occurs during CVVH and if plasma concentrations of these mediators are reduced. A swine endotoxic-shock model with three groups was used (lipopolysaccharide (LPS) only (n = 6); LPS followed by CVVH (n = 6); and LPS followed by sham CVVH (n = 4). Plasma and filtrate samples were collected at frequent intervals for 5 h. Lactic acid (LA), eicosanoids [prostacyclin (6-keto PGF1 alpha), thromboxane (TxB2), and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)] and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) were measured in plasma and filtrate. Plasma concentrations of 6-keto PGF1 alpha, TxB2, TNF, and LA were not significantly different in any group. LA, PGE2, 6-keto PGF1 alpha, and TXB2 concentrations were similar in filtrate and plasma. TNF did not move across the membrane into the filtrate, CVVH, as used in this experiment, did not significantly reduce plasma concentrations of any of these mediators.

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