[Extrarenal purification of blood in patients with multiple organ failure: results and prognostic criteria]. / Vnepochechnoe ochishchenie krovi u bol'nykh s poliorgannoi nedostatochnost'iu: rezultaty, prognosticheskie kriterii.

Acetate hemodialysis (HD) with an artificial kidney an continuous hemofiltration were used in the treatment of 49 patients with the multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS) developing as a complication of aortocoronary and mammary-coronary shunting and heart valve replacement. MOFS involved failure of the function of 3.5 +/- 0.2 vital organs on average. Acute circulatory disorders were observed in 100% of patients, acute renal failure in 75.5%, and perioperative myocardial infarction in 34.7%. In 93.9% of patients HD and HF were combined with forced ventilation of the lungs, in 97.9% with catecholamine infusion, in 26.5% with assisted circulation, and in 57.1% with the Swan-Ganz monitoring of the central hemodynamics and of oxygen transporting function of circulation. Multiple-modality intensive care resulted in survival of 21 (42.8%) patients. The survival of patients with MOFS depended on the number of involved organs, method of extracorporeal detoxication, and monitoring of central hemodynamics and oxygen-transporting function of the blood. Acute renal failure, respiratory distress syndrome, and shock deteriorated the prognosis for patients with MOFS.

[Criteria for the choice of the extracorporeal detoxication method in patients with postoperative renal failure]. / Kriterii vybora metoda ékstrakorporal'noi detoksikatsii u bol'nykh s posleoperatsionnoi pochechnoi nedostatochnost'iu.

Criteria for the choice of a method for extracorporeal detoxication (acetate hemodialysis, intermittent or continuous hemofiltration or hemodiafiltration, or plasmapheresis) were defined on the basis of a detailed examination of cardiorespiratory function (central hemodynamics, oxygen-transporting function of the blood) in 88 patients with acute postoperative renal failure (PRF). Multiple organ failure occurred in 90% of the patients examined in the postoperative period. The severity of visceral and metabolic disorders was the principal criterion in the choice of extracorporeal detoxication method. Hemofiltration is the method of choice for the treatment of PRF combined with multiple organ disorders, primarily with acute circulatory, respiratory, and metabolic disorders, due to its stabilizing effect on the hemodynamics and a wide spectrum of pathologic substances removed by it. Acetate hemodialysis is indicated for patients with PRF and slow recovery of renal function only after elimination of grave hemodynamic and respiratory disorders, provided there are no general cerebral symptoms, because of its negative effect on the circulation and oxygen balance of the organism and central nervous system. Plasmapheresis is a pathogenetically valid method for the treatment of the initial stages of PRF in cases with massive intravascular hemolysis and sepsis, which may be combined with other methods for extracorporeal detoxication, if necessary.