Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Circuits: used in renal replacement therapy; therapeutic plasma exchange; and haemoperfusion
Tag Continuous renal replacement therapy
IHD vs CRRT vs SLED
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is the modality most widely used in Australia and New Zealand ICUs. There is no evidence suggesting mortality benefit for one modality over another
CRRT circuit clot prevention
Steps in preventing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy circuits from clotting
Regional citrate anticoagulation
Regional Citrate Anticoagulation is the infusion of citrate into the blood circuit during renal replacement therapy (RRT) to chelate ionized Ca2+ forming calcium-citrate complexes, thus preventing coagulation of blood; calcium is required for the generation of thrombin (involved in the activation of factors II, IX and X)