continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
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Indications
- oliguric acute renal failure with hemodynamic instability*
- useful for treatment of metabolic acidosis, uremia, electrolyte disorders & volume overload[1]
* critically ill, unstable patients
Procedure
- hemodialysis performed continuously, 24 hours/day
- slower rate of solute & fluid removal than with intermittent hemodialysis[1]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015, 2016
- ↑ Tolwani A. Continuous renal-replacement therapy for acute kidney injury. N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 27;367(26):2505-14. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23268665