Hemoperfusion plus continuous veno-venous hemofiltration in a pregnant woman with severe acute pancreatitis: a case report

Severe acute pancreatitis is a common critical disease, which may cause severe complications such as sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and has a high mortality. A 31-year-old woman with 25-weeks pregnancy presented with hyperlipidemic pancreatitis, sepsis and MODS. Based on conventional treatment, 125 h of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) and 3 sessions of hemoperfusion (HP) were carried out. The treatment turned out to be very successful. We suggest that early intervention by blood purification therapy, and CVVH combined with HP could be effective in severe acute pancreatitis.