The Efficacy of Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration with Cytokine Filter on Sepsis

Objective: Continuous renal replacement therapy is made with high biocompatibility membranes that have high current power by using diffusion and convection together or separately. The aim of the present study was to compare the EMIC-2 and AV600S filters used for continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) with respect to the effects on sepsis, the elimination of toxins that are elevated due to acute renal injury, and the effects on inflammatory mediators in severe sepsis. Materials and Methods: The study included 38 patients who were diagnosed with severe sepsis and were treated with hemodiafiltration in the intensive care unit. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation—2 (APACHE-2) and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores of the patients were calculated before CVVHDF starts. Hematocrit (Hct), white blood cell, blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature values were measured and recorded. Procalcitonin (PCT), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1 values on blood were also recorded before the process and at 8, 16, and 24 h of the process. Results: When the AV600S filtered and EMIC-2 filtered groups are compared, TNF-α values are low in the EMIC-2 filtered group (p