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A Study to find out the effect of blood purification (replacing the liquid part of blood) in improving the survival of children with severe infection and organ failure

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: R652- Severe sepsis
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/07/035316
Lead Sponsor
Intramural Research Fund JIPMER
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Children aged 1 - 15 years with Severe Sepsis as diagnosed by the 2005 International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference

2.Weight of the child >=8 kg

3.Vasoactive-Inotrope Score (VIS) less than 80 after initial resuscitation

Exclusion Criteria

1.Children with suspected / confirmed atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic Purpura, Anti Glomerular Basement Membrane disease, Granulomatosis with Polyangitis, Systemic Lupus erythematosus, because of the potential efficacy of TPE in these conditions

2.Children with suspected/ proved intracranial hemorrhage.

3.Children with Severe Dengue

4.Children with Severe acute malnutrition (SAM)

5.Underlying diagnosis is life-limiting / treating team and /or parents opt for limited care

6.Children admitted under the care of other departments (CTVS, Neurosurgery etc)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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