Circulating erythropoietin and interleukin-6 concentrations increase in critically ill children with sepsis and septic shock

ObjectivesTo investigate a possible relationship between plasma erythropoietin and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in critically ill children with sepsis or septic shock. To examine the modulatory effects of plasma from these patients on erythropoietin production in vitro, employing a cell culture system that