Unlike regular dialysis, which takes 3-4 hours, continuous dialysis runs 24 hours a day and is increasingly used in intensive care units for patients with acute kidney failure because it is far ...

To provide medical professionals (RN, MD, Pharmacist) with the knowledge and understanding for decision making for the effective utilization of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and to allow ...

A recent meta-analysis concluded that continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is not superior to intermittent renal replacement therapy (IRRT) in terms of hemodynamic control, renal recovery and ...

The need for continuous renal replacement therapy may be associated with high risk of mortality among adult patients with acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure. Patients with acute liver failure ...

Serum lactate is a useful biomarker in risk stratification, according to investigators. Hyperlactatemia at initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and reduced lactate clearance may ...