Fei Yang, Hui Shi, Shaohua Wang, Xiaoqi Wang, Yunying Wang, Xiaoli Zhao, Liu Yang, Lingling Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Pan Pan
{"title":"Impact of hospital volume on in-hospital outcomes for patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation post-cardiac surgery: Evidence from nationwide inpatient sample.","authors":"Fei Yang, Hui Shi, Shaohua Wang, Xiaoqi Wang, Yunying Wang, Xiaoli Zhao, Liu Yang, Lingling Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Pan Pan","doi":"10.1177/03913988251313886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251313886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to determine the impact of hospitals' extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure volume on inpatient outcomes in patients receiving ECMO after cardiac surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The records of patients in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample database ⩾18 years old who underwent cardiac surgery and received ECMO postoperatively from 2005 to 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Associations between hospital ECMO volume, demographical and clinical variables, and in-hospital mortality, non-routine discharge, hospital costs, acute organ failure, and infection/sepsis were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data of 1465 patients hospitalized in 892 hospitals were analyzed. There were 102 high ECMO-volume hospitals and 790 low ECMO-volume hospitals. Patients treated in high ECMO-volume hospitals (<i>n</i> = 317) had a significantly decreased risk of in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR (aOR) = 0.69, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.51-0.94) compared to those treated in low ECMO-volume hospitals (<i>n</i> = 1148). In contrast, patients treated in high-volume hospitals had a significantly increased risk of non-routine discharge (aOR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.03-2.25, <i>p</i> = 0.034) than those who stayed in the low-volume hospitals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>High hospital ECMO volume is associated with a lower risk of in-hospital death among patients receiving ECMO after cardiac surgeries, indicating the need for policies that guide patient referrals to institutions with more extensive ECMO experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251313886"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zina Zhu, Yupeng Zhang, Renyu Wan, Peng Wu, Guohua Cui
{"title":"Optimal design and analysis of a novel magnetic drive blood pump.","authors":"Zina Zhu, Yupeng Zhang, Renyu Wan, Peng Wu, Guohua Cui","doi":"10.1177/03913988251316678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251316678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Utilizing magnetic coupling to drive the artificial heart blood pump in a non-contact and wireless manner offers a viable solution that can effectively avoid problems such as percutaneous lead infection. However, the existing magnetic drive blood pumps have problems such as low utilization efficiency and limited transmission torque due to significant leakage of permanent magnets. To address these limitations, this paper introduces a magnetic modulation-based magnetic drive blood pump, which uses salient pole iron sheets to modulate the magnetic field generated by permanent magnets, thereby minimizing leakage and enhancing the efficiency of permanent magnet utilization. Through finite element analysis of electromagnetic fields, the magnetic circuit structure of the magnetic modulation type magnetic drive blood pump is optimized. Additionally, the influence of the air gap distance of the magnetic drive blood pump on transmission performance is analyzed. Finally, a comprehensive experimental setup for blood pump is developed. By measuring the load torque and spatial magnetic flux density parameters of the magnetic drive blood pump and comparing them to the simulation outcomes, the effectiveness of the proposed magnetic modulation type blood pump is verified.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251316678"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammet Hüseyin Erkan, Mehmet Boğa, Hanife Salih, Emin Barbarus, Ömer Faruk Rahman, Sarhan Sakarya
{"title":"Effect of surface coatings on endothelialization and biofilm in PTFE vascular grafts.","authors":"Muhammet Hüseyin Erkan, Mehmet Boğa, Hanife Salih, Emin Barbarus, Ömer Faruk Rahman, Sarhan Sakarya","doi":"10.1177/03913988251316438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251316438","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts are of great importance for vascular surgery and many methods have been developed to improve their biocompatibility. The most important of these methods is the coating of the inner surfaces of the grafts. In this study, the effects of surface coatings used in vascular grafts on endothelialization and bacterial biofilm formation were investigated. Three different PTFE graft types, heparin coated, carbon coated and uncoated, were compared. HUVEC cell culture was used for endothelialization experiments and Staphylococcus aureus strain was used for biofilm formation. Endothelialization was evaluated by inverted microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Heparin-coated grafts showed more biofilm formation than other graft types (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Moderate biofilm formation was observed in carbon-coated grafts (<i>p</i> < 0.05). When evaluating endothelialization, heparin-coated grafts showed more cell adhesion in the first days, but lagged behind the other graft types in the following days. Carbon-coated grafts showed more endothelial cell proliferation in the long term. While biofilm formation was high in heparin-coated grafts, carbon-coated grafts provided better endothelialization. Our study showed that the coating of PTFE grafts significantly affects biocompatibility and infection risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251316438"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143189293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luciana P Giorno, Sonia M Malmonge, Arnaldo R Santos
{"title":"Collagen as a biomaterial for skin wound healing: From structural characteristics to the production of devices for tissue engineering.","authors":"Luciana P Giorno, Sonia M Malmonge, Arnaldo R Santos","doi":"10.1177/03913988251316437","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03913988251316437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Collagen is an abundant component in the human body and plays a fundamental role in the integrity and function of various tissues, including skin, bones, joints, and connective tissues. This natural polymer also contributes to physiological balance and individual health. Within this context, this article reviews the structure of collagen, describing intrinsic characteristics that range from its molecular composition to its organization into bundles. Additionally, the review highlights some of the applications of collagen in tissue engineering, particularly its mimicry of the skin's extracellular matrix. For this review, searches were performed in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Sciences. The inclusion criteria were established based on the relevance of the studies for the objectives of the review and methodological quality. After selection of the articles, a critical analysis of their content was conducted and the information was synthesized and presented concisely. Analysis of the properties of collagen revealed its key importance for the design of bioactive materials in regenerative applications. However, challenges such as the need for improvement of the integration of implanted materials and a better understanding of the underlying biological processes remain.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251316437"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143079784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wincy Wing-Sze Ng, Ka-Chun Leung, Rex Wan-Hin Hui, Pauline Yeung Ng, Chun-Wai Ngai, Simon Wai-Ching Sin
{"title":"Impact of obesity on outcomes in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Wincy Wing-Sze Ng, Ka-Chun Leung, Rex Wan-Hin Hui, Pauline Yeung Ng, Chun-Wai Ngai, Simon Wai-Ching Sin","doi":"10.1177/03913988251315617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251315617","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given the growing obesity pandemic, the impact of obesity on outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) would be increasingly relevant to our daily practise. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the impact of obesity on ECMO outcomes, integrating the latest evidence. Systematic literature search was conducted from inception until December 2024 on MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Library using the terms 'ECMO', 'obesity', and their related terms. Twenty-eight studies were included from 2013 to 2024, including a total of 74,330 ECMO patients (Mean age 52.84 ± 13.55 years). Obese patients had a similar risk of in-hospital or 30-day mortality when compared to non-obese patients (Risk difference -2%, 95%CI -5% to -1%, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 85%, <i>p</i> = 0.25). Subgroup analysis of patients on V-V-ECMO showed a trend towards lower mortality in obese patients which did not reach statistical significance (risk difference -6%, 95%CI -13% to 0%, <i><u>I</u></i><sup>2</sup> = 53%, <i>p</i> = 0.06). Subgroup analysis of patients on V-A-ECMO showed significantly higher mortality in obese patients (risk difference 5%, 95%CI 1% to 9%, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 54%, <i>p</i> = 0.007). Regarding secondary outcomes, obesity had no significant association with major bleeding or thrombotic complications (Risk difference 0%, 95%CI -1% to 2%, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 15%, <i>p</i> = 0.63). Obesity was associated with significantly shorter hospital length-of-stay (Mean difference -2.92 days, 95% CI -5.03 to -0.80, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 74%, <i>p</i> = 0.007), but had no impact on ECMO duration (Mean difference 0.35 days, 95%CI -0.03 to 0.74, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 41%, <i>p</i> = 0.07). In summary, our meta-analysis showed that obesity was a favourable prognostic factor in V-V-ECMO. However, obesity increased mortality in V-A-ECMO patients. The modality of ECMO support should be taken into consideration when evaluating ECMO candidacy in individual obese patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251315617"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mauro Pietribiasi, John K Leypoldt, Monika Wieliczko, Malgorzata Debowska, Jolanta Malyszko, Jacek Waniewski
{"title":"Are there any session-to-session changes in ventilation during a weekly hemodialysis cycle?","authors":"Mauro Pietribiasi, John K Leypoldt, Monika Wieliczko, Malgorzata Debowska, Jolanta Malyszko, Jacek Waniewski","doi":"10.1177/03913988251314664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251314664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Significant changes in pre-dialytic partial pressure of CO<sub>2</sub> (pCO<sub>2</sub>) during a week-long cycle of hemodialysis (HD) can be an effect of the intermittent supplementation of bicarbonate to correct chronic acidosis in patients. Mathematical modeling efforts carried out using the same parameters before each HD session might fail to produce accurate predictions of pCO<sub>2</sub> and plasma bicarbonate concentration (C<sub>Bic</sub>) because of this variability. A numerical model describing acid-base equilibrium changes during HD was applied to predict pCO<sub>2</sub>, pH, and C<sub>Bic</sub> in 24 chronic HD patients, using both fixed parameters for the whole week and estimating a new value of minute ventilation (V<sub>E</sub>) and net acid generation rate (G<sub>H</sub>) for each interdialytic interval. Dialysances of bicarbonate and dissolved CO<sub>2</sub> were also estimated independently for each HD session. The error of the model compared to the pre-dialytic data of C<sub>Bic</sub> and pCO<sub>2</sub> significantly decreased when V<sub>E</sub> and G<sub>H</sub> were estimated piecewise throughout the week. To fit the data, V<sub>E</sub> changed from 3.9 ± 1.0 mL/min before HD1, to 3.8e1 mL/min after HD1, 3.6 ± 1.0 mL/min after HD2, and 3.9 ± 1.1 mL/min after HD3 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). G<sub>H</sub> changes after each session were not statistically significant. V<sub>E</sub> values strongly correlated with pre-dialytic pCO<sub>2</sub> (Spearman's ρ = -0.97), but G<sub>H</sub> only weakly correlated with pre-dialytic C<sub>Bic</sub> (ρ = -0.30). Acid-base equilibrium is extremely sensitive to respiratory regulation. When attempting to predict the evolution of pCO<sub>2</sub> a C<sub>Bic</sub> during the HD cycle, changes in the respiration parameters must be accounted for by the model, at the risk of a significant loss of prediction accuracy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251314664"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kentaro Noda, Neha Atale, Taylor Austin, David A Geller, Jorg Gerlach, Pablo G Sanchez
{"title":"Hepatic conditioning results in better lung endothelial cell preservation under hypoxic environment in vitro.","authors":"Kentaro Noda, Neha Atale, Taylor Austin, David A Geller, Jorg Gerlach, Pablo G Sanchez","doi":"10.1177/03913988251315092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251315092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>as we look to extend <i>ex vivo</i> lung perfusion times (EVLP) to improve preservation, the metabolic activity of the lungs will require support from other organ functions. Active functional liver support, including detoxification, synthesis, and regulation, can improve lung preservation during EVLP. This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of hepatic conditioning of the EVLP perfusate on lung endothelium, via the receptor of advanced glycation end-products (RAGE)-nuclear-factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling in vitro.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>we performed in vitro experiments using human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HLMVECs), human hepatocytes, and perfusate (Steen solution). Four experimental groups: 1) fresh Steen (negative controls, NC), 2) EVLP'ed Steen control, this solution collected after 12 h of EVLP of human lungs, 3) hepatocyte conditioned EVLP'ed Steen (Hep-cond.), and 4) a RAGE inhibitor added in EVLP'ed Steen (RAGE inhibitor). HLMVECs were incubated in each testing condition and exposed to hypoxia (1% O<sub>2</sub>/8% CO<sub>2</sub>) for 24 h. Media were collected to investigate NF-κB signaling and endothelial glycocalyx damage.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HLMVECs incubated under hypoxia in EVLP'ed Steen showed significantly upregulated NF-κB signal and endothelial damage denoted by increased glycosaminoglycans and matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity among the groups. The Hep-cond. solution significantly attenuated those findings, while the RAGE inhibitor attenuated the NF-κB signal but not endothelial glycocalyx damage.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study demonstrates that hepatic function incorporated into EVLP can ameliorate pulmonary endothelial cells injury under hypoxic normothermic perfusion exposure. Our data supports the concept of incorporating other organ functions into an organ perfusion platform, to enhance lung graft preservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251315092"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictive ability of systemic coagulation-inflammation index on early fistula failure after radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula creation.","authors":"Mustafa Selcuk Atasoy, Ayhan Muduroglu","doi":"10.1177/03913988251313882","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251313882","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To the best of our knowledge, a possible predictive relationship between the systemic coagulation-inflammation index (SCI) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure following AVF creation has not yet been examined. We therefore designed this study to examine the predictive ability of SCI on postoperative early AVF failure in patients undergoing primary radiocephalic AVF operation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 189 patients who underwent primary radiocephalic AVF operation for hemodialysis access were included in this retrospective observational cohort study, and then divided into two groups according to whether AVF failure occurred within the first 3 months after the operation; as failed AVF group (<i>n</i> = 44) and non-failed AVF group (<i>n</i> = 145). The patients' baseline clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters were recorded and then compared between the groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in failed AVF group were significantly older and had higher smoking rate than those in non-failed AF group. The median values of fibrinogen, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and SCI were significantly higher in failed AVF group than in non-failed AVF group. With regards to other clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters, no significant differences were detected between the groups in the univariate analyses. Only age and SCI maintained their significances in the multivariate logistic regression analysis, and were therefore considered as the independent predictors of AVF failure. ROC curve analysis revealed that SCI of 37.9 constituted the optimum cut-off value with 97.7% sensitivity and 94.5% specificity rates for predicting AVF failure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study demonstrated for the first time in the literature that SCI significantly and independently predicted early AVF failure following radiocephalic AVF creation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251313882"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143058906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in understanding the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on gut microbiota during cardiac surgery.","authors":"Yinchang Zhang, Wei Luo, Maomao Zhao, Yongnan Li, Xiangyang Wu","doi":"10.1177/03913988251313881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251313881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is an indispensable technique in cardiac surgery; however, its impact on gut microbiota and metabolites remains insufficiently studied. CPB may disrupt the intestinal mucosal barrier, altering the composition and function of gut microbiota, thereby triggering local immune responses and systemic inflammation, which may lead to postoperative complications. This narrative review examines relevant literature from PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and CNKI databases over the past decade. Keywords such as \"gut microbiota,\" \"cardiopulmonary bypass,\" \"cardiac surgery,\" and \"postoperative complications\" were employed, with Boolean operators used to refine the search results. The review examines changes in gut microbiota before and after CPB, their role in postoperative complications, and potential strategies for modulation to improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251313881"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143058963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wun Fung Hui, Renee Wan Yi Chan, Chun Kwok Wong, Wing Lum Cheung, Shu Wing Ku, Kam Lun Hon
{"title":"The pattern of cytokine profile in children received extracorporeal blood purification.","authors":"Wun Fung Hui, Renee Wan Yi Chan, Chun Kwok Wong, Wing Lum Cheung, Shu Wing Ku, Kam Lun Hon","doi":"10.1177/03913988251313885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988251313885","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We reported the cytokine profile in children <18 years old who received extracorporeal blood purification (EBP) for sepsis, rhabdomyolysis, hyperbilirubinaemia, acute respiratory distress syndrome or cytokine storm, and determined the factors affecting the cytokine removal kinetics. Plasma levels of 38 types of cytokine/chemokine were measured at pre-EBP, 12 and 24 h after initiating EBP. Altogether there were 11 eligible episodes admitted between April 2021 and December 2023. 72.7% were male with a median (25th, 75th percentile) age of 8.7 (5.4, 15.7) years old. The overall mortality rate was 45.5% but there was no EBP-associated mortality. EBP modalities included Cytosorb<sup>®</sup> haemoadsorption (63.6%) and Oxiris<sup>®</sup> haemodiafiltration (36.4%). Thirty-seven (97.4%) cytokines exhibited a concentration reduction following EBP, and 60.5% achieved a ≥50% concentration reduction. The median removal ratio was 35.0 (21.0, 53.7)% at 12 h and 55.0 (42.1, 83.1)% at 24 h. Survivors showed a significantly higher number of cytokines with ⩾50% removal ratio at 24 h (28 vs 7, <i>p</i> = 0.017) and better removal ratio of anti-inflammatory cytokines at 12 h (67.9% vs 0%, <i>p</i> = 0.030). A higher pre-EBP cytokine concentration and higher blood flow rate were significantly associated with better removal in 16 (42.1%) and 32 (84.2%) cytokines respectively. Our study demonstrated that both devices can safely and effectively reduce the cytokine and chemokine levels in critically ill children with various conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":13932,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Artificial Organs","volume":" ","pages":"3913988251313885"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143033104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}