Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Continuous Venovenous Haemofiltration on Organ Failure During the Early Phase of Severe Sepsis

Lead Sponsor:

Hopital Lariboisière

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, France

Conditions:

Bacteremia

Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The impact of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (CVVH) on sepsis-induced multiple organ failure severity is controversial. We thus sought to assess the effect of early application of haemofiltrat...

Detailed Description

prospective, randomized, open, multicentre study was performed between 1997 and 1999 in 16 French intensive care units. Patients were enrolled within 24 hours of development of the first organ failure...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • clinically identified focus of infection associated with at least 2 SIRS criteria and one or more sepsis-induced organ failures within the 24 hours prior to inclusion, plus a SAPS II score between 35-63

Exclusion

  • Patients were excluded if pregnant, younger than 18 years, in a moribund state, in chronic renal failure, or receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 1997

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 1999

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00406198

Start Date

March 1 1997

End Date

December 1 1999

Last Update

December 4 2006

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Lariboisiere University Hospital

Paris, France