NephMadness 2015: Critical Care Nephrology Region
Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2015 | #NephMadness or #CCRegion on Twitter The critical care region is packed with interesting story lines, SLED was a bubble [...]
SLEDinSepsis
SLED or slow low efficiency dialysis is a hybrid form of dialysis that takes the best parts of intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The use of SLED allows for the utilization of existing dialysis equipment and staff resulting in lower cost than CRRT. SLED uses slower blood flow rates, ultrafiltration rates and solute removal rates than IHD. However, the intermittant nature of SLED leads to medication dosing and volume control issues as compared to CRRT.