Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration in Complex Treatment for Generalized Peritonitis
<i>Objective</i>: to evaluate the efficiency of continuous venovenous hemofiltration in patients with generalized peritonitis complicated by multiple organ dysfunction. <i>Subjects and methods. </i>Thirty-seven patients with acute generalized peritonitis were examined. Continuous hemofiltration was used during traditional therapy in Group 1 (<i>n</i>=17); the remaining patients (a control group) received only traditional therapy. The time course of changes in the parameters of toxemia and a hemostasiogram were studied. <i>Results</i>. The study indicated better homeostatic parameters, regression of multiple organ dysfunctions, and lower mortality rates in the use of the above procedure. There was a reduction in the count of platelets during hemofiltration, which restored after the end of the procedure.