Renal Replacement Therapy Prescription
RRT Prescription: Aims of treatment - fluid management; acidosis correction; hyperkalaemia correction; uraemia; toxin removal
RRT Prescription: Aims of treatment - fluid management; acidosis correction; hyperkalaemia correction; uraemia; toxin removal
References and Links CCC – RRT Indications CCC – RRT principles in fluid management CCC – RRT Types CCC – RRT terminology and nomenclature CCC – RRT troubleshooting CCC – Renal Literature Summaries DerangedPhysiology.com CVVH: Continous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration circuit diagram…
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Terminology and Nomenclature
Optimal dose of renal replacement therapy (RRT) is controversial... the definition of dose in clinical practice is also a little controversial!
Renal replacement therapy: Fluid Management
Haemoperfusion: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) using an adsorbent cartridge to remove circulating toxins
Renal replacement therapy (RRT): Troubleshooting
Little published data to guide dosing of antibiotics in RRT and the critically ill. therefore we must use first principles and utilize therapeutic drug monitoring if available.
Indications, timing and patient selection for RRT. Usual indications for RRT can be "renal" or "non-renal" - these can be summarised using the UFAKE mnemonic
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)