Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides concise, evidence-based, bedside guidance for the management of critically ill patients with acute renal failure, offering quick reference answers to clinicians' questions about treatments and situations encountered in daily practice.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kellum, John A, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Ronco, Claudio
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press, Incorporated 2016
Oxford University Press
Edition:2
Series:Pittsburgh critical care medicine series
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ISBN:9780190225537, 019022553X
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Series -- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part 1: Theory -- 1 The Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury -- 2 History and Rationale for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- 3 Nomenclature for Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury -- 4 Basic Principles of Solute Transport -- 5 Principles of Fluid Management in the Intensive Care Unit -- 6 Indications, Timing, and Patient Selection -- 7 Biomarkers for Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy -- 8 Extended Indications -- 9 Dose Adequacy and Assessment -- 10 Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders -- Part 2: Practice -- 11 Choosing a Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury -- 12 Vascular Access for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- 13 The Circuit and the Prescription -- 14 The Membrane: Size and Material -- 15 Fluids for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- 16 Alarms and Troubleshooting -- 17 Nonanticoagulation Strategies to Optimize Circuit Function in RRT -- 18 Anticoagulation -- 19 Regional Citrate Anticoagulation -- 20 Drug Dosing in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- Part 3: Special Situations -- 21 Renal Replacement Therapy in Children -- 22 Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Critical Care Medicine -- 23 MARS: Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System -- 24 Sorbents -- 25 Hybrid Therapies -- Part 4: Organizational Issues -- 26 The ICU Environment -- 27 Patient Care Quality and Teamwork -- 28 Organizational Aspects: Developing Policies and Procedures for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies -- 29 Documentation, Billing, and Reimbursement for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- 30 Machines for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- 31 Quality Improvement for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies -- 32 Educational Resources -- Glossary -- Index