Figure 2From: Early hemoperfusion with an immobilized polymyxin B fiber column eliminates humoral mediators and improves pulmonary oxygenationChanges in NE. The neutrophil elastase (NE) level was 443 ± 68.2 μg/l before direct hemoperfusion with an immobilized polymyxin B fiber column (DHP-PMX), but it was 366 ± 74.0 μg/l at 24 hours after the start of treatment, 274 ± 42.5 μg/l at 48 hours, and 249 ± 41.3 μg/l at 72 hours, with statistically significant decreases from 48 hours onward compared with baseline (P < 0.05).Back to article page