Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration does not improve survival in a canine model of septic shock.
We examined whether or not continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH), in the absence of renal failure, would improve either hemodynamic abnormalities or survival in a canine model of septic shock. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that CAVH would be unlikely to provide benefit to patients with gram-negative septic shock, in the absence of renal failure.