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Table 1 Inclusion criteria:

From: Reversal of intractable circulatory failure complicating septic shock with short time high volume haemofiltration (ST-HV-CVVH) after failure of conventional therapy: a prospective evaluation

1) Haemodynamic status

Mean arterial pressure :

<55 mmHg

 

Inotropic support: after failure of maximal dosages of dopamine

as last step, epinephrine was used up to

 

   (1 st step) (15 μg/kg/min), dobutamine-epinephrine (2d step)

0.5 μg/kg/min for more than 2 h without

 

   (15 μ/kg/min and 1 μg/kg/min respectively).

results.

 

Cardiac index

<2 l/min/m2

 

Wedge pressure

>14<18 mmHg

2) Acid-base balance

Arterial pH

<7.15

 

Serum lactate

>5 mmol/l

3) Septic status

SIRS criteria

3 out of 4

 

Objective source of sepsis

Always present

4) Respiratory support

Mechanical ventilation

All the patients

 

paO2/FiO2 ratio

<100

5) Renal status

 

No incidence on the inclusion criteria