Abstract:Objective To study clinical efficacy of Ulinastatin adjuvant to high-volume hemofiltration in treating severe sepsis and its effects on serum levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), cholinesterase and coagulation function. Methods A total of 106 patients of severe sepsis in our hospital from January 2012 to December 2014 were collected as research objects and their clinical materials were retrospectively analyzed. According to therapeutic schemes, these patients were divided into control group (n = 47) and observation group (n = 59). Besides conventional treatments, the control group was treated with high-volume hemofiltration, while the observation group was treated with high-volume hemofiltration and Ulinastatin. Then, the scores of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Scoring System (APACHE Ⅱ), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Marshall, incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and mortality, the coagulation function and serum levels of ICAM-1 and cholinesterase were compared between the two groups. Results After treatment for 7 days, the scores of APACHE Ⅱ, SOFA and Marshall were significantly lower in the observation group than those in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment for 28 days, the incidence of DIC and MODS was 3.4% and 8.5% respectively in the observation group, which were significantly lower than those (17.0% and 23.4% respectively) in the control group (P < 0.05). The mortality of the observation group and the control group were 15.3% and 29.8% respectively, with no statistical difference (P > 0.05). After treatment, the prothrombin time and activated partial prothrombin time shortened, and the levels of fibrinogen and platelets increased in the observation group in comparison with the control group (P < 0.05). As to inflammatory factors, the level of ICAM-1 statistically decreased and cholinesterase increased in the observation group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Ulinastatin adjuvant to high-volume hemofiltration is effective in treating severe sepsis. It can significantly decrease ICAM-1 level, increase cholinesterase level and improve coagulation function, which is worthy of further study in future.