Fig. 1

Endotoxin activity levels in the first 5 days. On day 3, EAA had decreased significantly in both groups with respect to the baseline value: hemoperfusion group 0.54 versus 0.78; p = 0.02 and control group 0.57 versus 0.77; p = 0.05. On day 5, we observe a significantly decreased EAA with respect to the baseline value in the hemoperfusion group 0.58 versus 0.78; p = 0.03