ObjectiveTo systematically review the effect and safety of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) on patients with hyperlipidemic pancreatitis. MethodsDatabases including the Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2014), PubMed, EMbase, CBM, CNKI and WanFang Data were electronically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about CVVH on patients with hyperlipidemic pancreatitis till Feb. 12, 2014. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, literature was screened, data were extracted, and the methodological quality of included studies was also assessed. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.2 software. ResultsA total of 7 trials met eligibility criteria, involving 360 cases, including 183 cases of CVVH group and 177 cases of control group. The results of meta-analysis showed that compared with only routine medical treatment, CVVH significantly reduced the levels of lipid (WMD=-4.63, 95%CI-5.98 to-3.27, P < 0.000 01), levels of IL-6 (WMD=-29.59, 95%CI-34.30 to-24.89, P < 0.000 01), overall mortality (RR=0.39, 95%CI 0.18 to 0.84, P=0.02), and APACHE II score (WMD=-3.34, 95%CI-5.12 to-1.56, P=0.000 2) after treatment. ConclusionCVVH is more effective for hyperlipidemic pancreatitis than only routine medical treatment. Due to the limited quantity and quality of the included studies, further high-quality, multicenter, large-scale RCTs are required to verify the above conclusion.