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ArticleAnnals of intensive care2023

Extracorporeal adsorption of protective and toxic bile acids and bilirubin in patients with cholestatic liver dysfunction: a prospective study.

Antonia Greimel, Katharina Habler, Caroline Gräfe, Nils Maciuga, Clara Isabell Brozat, Michael Vogeser, Michael Zoller, Felix L Happich, Uwe Liebchen, Sandra Frank and 2 more

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Article in Annals of intensive care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04913298 (Prospective Quality Assurance Study for the Application of Cytosorb® in Patients With Cytokine Storm, Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Liver Failure), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04913298 nacompletednot on this map

Prospective Quality Assurance Study for the Application of Cytosorb® in Patients With Cytokine Storm, Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Liver Failure

TypeinterventionalSponsorLudwig-Maximilians - University of MunichRan2021 to 2023Enrolled57ConditionsRhabdomyolysis, Acute Liver Injury, Cytokine StormArmsCytosorb therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonia Greimel *Department of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Katharina Habler *Institute of Laboratory Medicine, LMU Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Caroline GräfeDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Nils MaciugaDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Clara Isabell BrozatDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Michael VogeserInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, LMU Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Michael ZollerDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Felix L HappichInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, LMU Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Uwe LiebchenDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Sandra FrankDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Michael PaalInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, LMU Hospital, Munich, Germany.
Christina ScharfDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Hospital, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. Christina.Scharf@med.uni-muenchen.de.
LMU Klinikum · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung 2021_EKEA.101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe release of toxic bile acids (BAs) in the blood of critically ill patients with cholestatic liver dysfunction might lead to the damage of various organs. Their extracorporeal elimination using the cytokine adsorber Cytosorb

methodsThe prospective Cyto-SOVLE study (NCT04913298) included 20 intensive care patients with cholestatic liver dysfunction, continuous kidney replacement therapy, total bilirubin concentration > 10 mg/dl and the application of CS into the dialysis circuit. Bilirubin and different BAs were measured pre- and post-CS at defined timepoints (10 min, 1, 3, 6, and 12 h after initiation). Relative reduction (RR, %) was calculated with: [Formula: see text].

resultsThe median RR for total and conjugated bilirubin after initiation was - 31.8% and - 30.3%, respectively, and decreased to - 4.5% and - 4.8% after 6 h. A high initial RR was observed for the toxic BAs GCA (- 97.4%), TCA (- 94.9%), GCDCA (- 82.5%), and TCDCA (- 86.0%), decreasing after 6 h to - 32.9%, - 32.7%, - 12.8%, and - 14.3%, respectively. The protective hydrophilic BAs showed a comparable RR after initiation (UDCA: - 77.7%, GUDCA: - 83.0%, TUDCA: - 91.3%) dropping after 6 h to - 7.4%, - 8.5%, and - 12.5%, respectively.

conclusionsCytosorb

Indexed as

Bile acidsCholestasisCholestatic liver failureCritically ill patientsCytosorb®Mass spectrometry

Identifiers

PMID37943350
PMCPMC10635921
OpenAlexW4388538344

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