Urgent Peritoneal Dialysis During COVID-19
The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2019 is an unparalleled time in our history with an unprecedented strain on the US healthcare system, particularly in terms of [...]
CRRT
Reaching Renal Replacement Therapy Targets Through Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Success Story
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and is associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially if requiring renal replacement therapy. [...]
AKI: What Do the Nephrologists Think?
Acute kidney injury occurs in about 10% of hospitalized patients, but what is less known is the amount of effort AKI consumes in a nephrologist’s day? Does hospital AKI [...]
SCM14: CRRT and Thrombocytopenia
Dr. Pramod Guru (PG), Critical Care Fellow at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, discusses his abstract for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2014 Spring Clinical Meetings [...]
Heparin or Citrate: What is the Evidence?
Heparin or citrate? When prescribing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), this question is often encountered. In a recent article appearing in the American Journal of [...]