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Endotoxin Activity Assay for the Detection of Whole Blood Endotoxemia in Critically Ill Patients

Lipopolysaccharide, also known as endotoxin, is a fundamental component of gram-negative bacteria and plays a crucial role in the development of sepsis ...

Niguarda Hospital

Endotoxin activity (EA) plays an essential role in sepsis syndrome pathogenesis. There has been considerable interest in measuring and removing EA to predict and improve the morbidity and mortality of patients with sepsis. We performed a prospective study to assess the prevalence of EA in critically ill patients and its association with organ dysfunction and outcome, as well as in septic shock. EA (EAA(TM)) was measured within 24 h from onset of refractory septic shock in an intensive care unit. Our study demonstrated that EA level is independent from the type or the source of infection, but reflects the severity of illness in critically ill septic shock patients. Extracorporeal EA removal (PMX-HP) was assessed following our ICU clinical practice. PMX-HP seems to have better outcome, but further studies are required to verify this hypothesis.

Endotoxin activity level and septic shock: a possible role for specific anti-endotoxin therapy?

Previous reports have suggested that despite their dramatic presentation, patients with fulminant myocarditis (FM) might have better outcome than those with acute nonfulminant myocarditis (NFM). In this retrospective study, we report outcome and changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in a large cohort of patients with FM compared with patients with NFM.

Maurizio Bottiroli

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care

Niguarda Hospital

Endotoxin Activity Assay for the Detection of Whole Blood Endotoxemia in Critically Ill Patients

Maurizio Bottiroli

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Niguarda Hospital

Endotoxin Activity Assay for the Detection of Whole Blood Endotoxemia in Critically Ill Patients

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care