The CytoSorb therapy* is based on an extracorporeal blood purification procedure that was shown to effectively reduce excessive levels of inflammatory mediators (see “The Adsorber”). This is intended to alleviate the excess systemic inflammatory response (“cytokine storm”) associated with systemic hyperinflammation or septic shock. Thus, the life-threatening complications of a cytokine storm can potentially be avoided and, above all, the stabilization of hemodynamics promoted. (Background information).

The CytoSorb therapy is an adjunctive therapy. The principles of causal and supportive therapy, such as dealing with the focal source and early anti-infective therapy, of course, retain their outstanding importance even under CytoSorb therapy. While these are primarily intended to treat the infection, CytoSorb was developed to modulate the excess immune response and thereby contribute to circulatory stabilization and increase the chance of recovery.