Quantification and Dosing of Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury: A Reappraisal

• Published in: Blood purification Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 140 - 155
• Main Authors: Clark, William R., Leblanc, Martine, Ricci, Zaccaria, Ronco, Claudio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury - blood; Acute Kidney Injury - therapy; Algorithms; Critical Illness; Humans; In-Depth Review; Kidney Failure, Chronic - blood; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Kinetics; Renal Replacement Therapy - methods; Urea - blood; Solute kinetics; Urea; Hemodialysis; Acute kidney injury; Critical care; Clearance; Standard Kt/V; Continuous renal replacement therapy

Background/Aims: Delivered dialysis therapy is routinely measured in the management of patients with end-stage renal disease; yet, the quantification of renal replacement prescription and delivery in acute kidney injury (AKI) is less established. While continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is...