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The efficacy and safety of plasma exchange in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of intensive care unit (ICU) mortality. They are characterized by excessive inflammation, upregulation of procoagulant proteins and depletion of natural anticoagulants. Plasma exchange has the potential to improve survival in sepsis by removin...

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Autores principales: Rimmer, Emily, Houston, Brett L, Kumar, Anand, Abou-Setta, Ahmed M, Friesen, Carol, Marshall, John C, Rock, Gail, Turgeon, Alexis F, Cook, Deborah J, Houston, Donald S, Zarychanski, Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25527094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-014-0699-2