Ronco et al evaluated the impact of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration on critically-ill patients with acute renal failure. The authors are from St. Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza, Austin and Repatriation Center in Australia and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.
Patient selection: critically-ill patient with acute renal failure
Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration removes solutes better than intermittent therapy and reduces concentration gradients between different water spaces, resulting in better treatment efficiency.
Parameter:
(1) body weight in kilograms
minimum recommended ultrafiltration in mL per hour =
= 35 * (body weight)
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