Clinical effects of polymyxin B‐immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion for severe bacterial meningitis: A series of 10 cases

Abstract

Abstract Our results suggest a possible role for Polymyxin B‐immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion in combination with standard therapy in the rapid improvement of impaired consciousness in patients with severe bacterial meningitis.

Keywords

• bacterial meningitis
• disorder of consciousness
• Glasgow Coma Scale
• hemoperfusion