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Tag RRT
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Summary of RRT Types

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…

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Haemoperfusion

Haemoperfusion: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) using an adsorbent cartridge to remove circulating toxins
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

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)