Tanat Lertussavavivat, Nattachai Srisawat
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the global emergency outbreak disease that devastatingly affected world public health and the economy. The pathogenesis of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans has been linked to a strong immunological response that leads to a hyperinflammatory state, or "cytokine storm," which is a sepsis-like state resulting in capillary leakage, microvascular and macrovascular thrombosis, and multiple organ destruction. In recent years, there have been several case series and few randomized controlled trials studying the effectiveness and risk of various hemoperfusion techniques in the context of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection including HA330, CytoSorb, Polymyxin, oXiris, and Seraph 100 cartridges...
June 1, 2023: Contributions to Nephrology