Objective To evaluate the effect of high volume hemofiltration (HVHF) treatment on inflammatory cytokine clearance and hemodynamics in children with sepsis.Methods Thirty-four cases of septic children were randomly divided into two groups:the control group(17 cases) was administrated with the routine therapy,while the observation group(17 cases) was underwent with HVHF treatment on the basis of routine therapy.The inflammatory cytokines and hemodynamics were analyzed before and after the treatment.Results (1) Before treatment,the levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in the control group and observation group were (103.6 ±26.1) ng/L and (106.6 ±31.6) ng/L,and the levels of interleukin(IL)-6 were (772.8 ± 92.4) ng/L and (761.3 ± 89.2) ng/L,respectively.The concentration of TNF-α and IL-6 were markedly reduced in both two groups after treatment (P ＜ 0.05),with TNF-α and IL-6 reducing to (85.6±23.7) ng/L,(63.6 ±26.4) ng/L and(109.7 ±38.5) ng/L,(78.1 ±24.7) ng/L,respectively.Most importantly,the reduction in the observation group were significantly higher than that in the control group(P ＜ 0.05).(2) Before treatment,no significant differences between the observation group and the control group were observed in hemodynamics,including mean arterial pressure,saturation oxygen,and heart rate(P ＞ 0.05),whereas after the treatment,mean arterial pressure and saturation oxygen in the observation group were significantly elevated compared with those of the control group [(100.4 ± 12.1) mmHg vs.(82.2±11.7) mmHg(l mmHg=0.133kPa),(94.2±5.3)％ vs.(91.4±3.2)％,P＜0.05],andheart rate in the observation group[(85.1 ± 17.3) times/min] was significantly lower than that of the control group [(98.7 ± 18.5) times/min] (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion HVHF treatment on septic children efficiently promotes the clearance of inflammatory cytokines and improves hemodynamic property,and thereby leads to protection of organ function and the better prognosis for septic children.

Objective:In May 2019, the 2018 version of Criteria and practical guidance for determination of brain death in children in China was published, which was revised by Brain Injury Evaluation Quality Control Center of National Health Commission, making the determination of brain death for pediatric patients in China more standardized and orderly.However, there is currently lacking of direction for the implementation of the above criteria for determining brain death to patients supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) in China.We successfully completed the determination of brain death and the organ transplantation(as a donor)for a pediatric case with severe brain injury and pneumorrhagia supported by VA-ECMO in our PICU, which provided clinical references for the revision of the guidelines for determination of brain death for pediatric patients in China. Methods:By referring to the international guidelines of Determination of Brain Death/ Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project published in JAMA in August 2020, we performed a determination of brain death for a case of pediatric patient with severe brain injury and pneumorrhagia supported by VA-ECMO(blood flow 720 to 750 ml/min, gas flow 600 mL/min, oxygen concentration 65% to 70%)in our PICU. Results:The results of the determination of brain death included: Glasgow coma scale was 2T, all brainstem reflexes disappeared, three confirmation tests(electroencephalography, transcranial Doppler, short latency somatosensory evoked potential)all met the criterias for determination of brain death, apnea test(AT)showed PaCO 2>60 mmHg and elevated >20 mmHg than that before AT.We performed twice determination of brain death, interval time was >12 h. Finally, we successfully completed the determination of brain death and the organ transplantation(as a donor)for the case. Conclusion:The successful experience in the determination of brain death in the pediatric patient with severe brain injury and pneumorrhagia supported by VA-ECMO will provide clinical references for the revision of the guidelines for determination of brain death for pediatric patients in China.