Endotoxin Adsorbent Therapy in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

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INTRODUCTION: Uncontrolled systemic inflammation may occur in severe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). We have previously shown that endotoxemia, presumably from the gut, may complicate COVID-19. However, the role of endotoxin adsorbent (EA) therapy to mitigate organ dysfunction in COVID-19 has not been explored.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study in COVID-19 patients who received EA therapy at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, between March 13 and April 17, 2020. Relevant clinical and laboratory data were collected by inpatient chart review.

RESULTS: Among 147 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 6 patients received EA therapy. All of the 6 patients had severe COVID-19 infection with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Among these, 5 of them were mechanically ventilated and 4 had complications of secondary bacterial infection. The endotoxin activity assay (EAA) results of pre-EA therapy ranged from 0.47 to 2.79. The choices of EA therapy were at the discretion of attending physicians. One patient was treated with oXiris® along with continuous renal replacement therapy, and the others received polymyxin B hemoperfusion sessions. All patients have survived and were finally free from the mechanical ventilation as well as had improvement in PaO2/FiO2 ratio and decreased EAA level after EA therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated the clinical improvement of severe COVID-19 patients with elevated EAA level upon receiving EA therapy. However, the benefit of EA therapy in COVID-19 ARDS is still unclear and needs to be elucidated with randomized controlled study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Blood purification - 51(2022), 1 vom: 14., Seite 47-54

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peerapornratana, Sadudee [VerfasserIn]
Sirivongrangson, Phatadon [VerfasserIn]
Tungsanga, Somkanya [VerfasserIn]
Tiankanon, Kanitha [VerfasserIn]
Kulvichit, Win [VerfasserIn]
Putcharoen, Opass [VerfasserIn]
Kellum, John A [VerfasserIn]
Srisawat, Nattachai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9005-49-6
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Adsorption therapy
Coronavirus disease 19
Critical care
Endotoxemia
Endotoxin adsorbent
Heparin
J2VZ07J96K
Journal Article
Membranes, Artificial
Observational Study
Polymyxin B
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.01.2022

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000515628

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324127022