Kinetics of plasmatic cytokines and cystatin C during and after hemodialysis in septic shock-related acute renal failure

Abstract

HD allows a transient and selective decrease in p cytokines, which are known as being correlated with mortality during septic shock. Because of a significant decrease in p cystatin C during HD, this should not be considered as an accurate marker for residual glomerular filtration rate during septic acute renal failure when receiving HD with a PMMA hemodialyzer.