Abstract
Results In CVVHF group only 1 patient, in the intermittent HD group 2 patients had died. The duration of mechanical ventilation was 32.3 ± 3.8 days in the HD group, while was 23.8 ± 5 .4 day in CVVHDF group. 3 patients who died had diabetes mellitus. APACHE II scores were significantly higher in the two groups. Repetitive operation due to anastomotic leakage was made in CVVHDF group 3 patients and in HD group 4 patients.
Highlights
Background/Purpose Acinetobacter baumannii blood stream infection has a high mortality rate of 50-60% % for critical patients treated in ICUs [1]
continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) in 6 patients, the intermittent hemodialysis (HD) was performed in 8 patients diagnosed with septic shock
APACHE II scores were significantly higher in the two groups
Summary
Background/Purpose Acinetobacter baumannii blood stream infection has a high mortality rate of 50-60% % for critical patients treated in ICUs [1]. The effect of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) is described in patients with septic shock undergoing major abdominal surgery in this retrospective case series
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