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Table 2 Elimination of water-soluble substances and bilirubin during the first ADVOS treatment of each patient

From: Advanced organ support (ADVOS) in the critically ill: first clinical experience in patients with multiple organ failure

 

Before ADVOS (mg/dl)

After ADVOS (mg/dl)

Relative elimination for each ADVOS treatment (%)

Rate of treatments showing a reduction of serum levels (%)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.65 (1.15, 2.36)

1.13** (0.87, 1.82)

− 24% (− 49%, − 5%)

69

BUN (mg/dl)

28 (17, 44)

16** (11, 23)

− 48% (− 62%, − 17%)

84

Ammonia (µmol/l)

65 (58, 87)

58** (45, 72)

− 19% (− 60%, − 8%)

91

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

4.5 (0.9, 19.1)

4.1** (0.9, 12.6)

− 20% (− 34%, − 4%)

76

  1. Median (IQ25, IQ75). Non-parametric paired Wilcoxon test
  2. **p < 0.01. Median treatment duration 18.5 h (range 8.25, 22.0)