Treatment of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column improves survival.

Enomoto, Noriyuki; Mikamo, Masashi; Oyama, Yoshiyuki; Kono, Masato; Hashimoto, Dai; Fujisawa, Tomoyuki; Inui, Naoki; Nakamura, Yutaro; Yasuda, Hideo; Kato, Akihiko; Mimuro, Soichiro; Doi, Matsuyuki; Sato, Shigehito; Suda, Takafumi

doi:10.1186/s12890-015-0004-4

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Treatment of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column improves survival.

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Noriyuki Enomoto

Masashi Mikamo

Yoshiyuki Oyama

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) has an extremely poor prognosis and there is currently no effective treatment for this condition. Direct hemoperfusion with a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX-DHP) improves oxygenation, but it is unclear whether treatm...

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