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 ...
Current dogma suggests that fluid overload—when associated with acute kidney injury (AKI)—is an independent risk factor for death. Although the volume status of the patient is important, there are ...
Objectives: To determine whether integrated continuous renal replacement therapy provides more accurate fluid management than IV pump free-flow ultrafiltration in pediatric patients on extracorporeal ...
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 ...
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 ...
DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), a global leader in renal innovation, today announced the start of a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational drug ...