Effect of continuous hemofiltration (CVVHF) on inflammatory parameters

Table 1 Concentrations of inflammatory and lipid peroxidation parameters in CVVHF and IHD patients

Parameter	0 pre	0 post	10 pre	10 post	60 pre	60 post	240 pre	240 post
CVVHF
MDA	1.60± 0.73	1.79± 0.84	1.61± 0.78	2.00± 0.99	1.60± 0.56	1.87± 0.66	1.60± 0.47	1.74± 0.71
Peroxide¹	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
oLAb	326± 120	373± 160	328± 136	381± 203	364± 140	388± 181	355± 176	395± 214
Elastase	195± 133	240± 157	214± 141	254± 144	210± 133	256± 136	210± 127	262± 151
PCT²	12.6± 11.3	8.31± 7.93	10.4± 8.26	8.91± 7.30	10.7± 9.98	9.43± 8.58	10.4± 9.82	9.72± 9.81
Neopterin³	103± 18.8	77.7± 25.1	108± 32.8	81.1± 14.0	110± 32.0	83.1± 17.1	100± 24.4	83± 18.8
IHD (n=5)
MDA	1.39± 0.59	1.08± 0.66	1.68± 0.89	1.72± 0.95	1.54± 0.73	1.49± 0.85	1.31± 0.54	1.17± 0.48
Peroxide¹	160± 126	370± 187	264± 175	398± 208	247± 179	432± 213	329± 181	485± 203
oLAb	265± 182	236± 167	244± 127	229± 85.5	254± 160	273± 164	236± 167	278± 178
Elastase	114± 86.2	109± 41.7	132± 86.1	147± 73.1	176± 89.4	211± 87.9	179± 71.1	216± 60.3
PCT²	9.13± 7.88	7.30± 6.37	9.61± 8.14	9.50± 8.07	8.17± 6.40	8.86± 6.92	9.72± 7.19	10.3± 8.20
Neopterin³	131± 72.5	34.9± 24.2	124± 59.9	44.2± 18.1	101± 45.8	28.4± 18.6	93.4± 40.0	24.7± 12.8

1, Median (No Gauss distribution of data); 2, Values >50 eliminated; 3, >10 and <500 included. Pre, Concentration before the membrane; Post, Concentration after the membrane.

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