Continuous venovenous hemofiltration in the management of paraquat poisoning: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paraquat (PQ) poisoning is a widespread occurrence, especially in underdeveloped areas. The treatment of PQ poisoning has always been difficult, and there is currently no definite effective treatment. Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) treatment for PQ poisoning has been widely used in clinical practice; however, its effect remains uncertain. Accordingly, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of CVVH in the treatment of PQ poisoning.

Methods

We searched for relevant trials using PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and 3 Chinese databases, the Chinese BioMedical Literature Database, National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, and Wanfang Database. We included all qualified randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CVVH treatment for

SUBMITTER: Lin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5440140 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature