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Mansoura
Continuous Renal Replacement
Therapy
By
Salwa Mahmoud Elwasif, MD
Renal Transplantation and Hemodialysis Unit
Why?
Indications of CRRT:
• Indications of hemodialysis
• Indications of choosing CRRT
K ?
acidosis
Prescription
• Blood flow
• Dose
• Mode
• Substitution fluid (Predialysis or post dialysis)
• Dialysate flow
• Fluid removal
• Fluid addition
• Anticoagulation
slow
Prescription
• Blood flow
• Dose
• Mode
• Substitution fluid (Predialysis or post dialysis)
• Dialysate
• Fluid removal
• Fluid addition
• Anticoagulation
25ml/kg/hr.
Prescription
• Blood flow
• Dose
• Mode
• Substitution fluid (Predialysis or post dialysis)
• Dialysate
• Fluid removal
• Fluid addition
• Anticoagulation
SCUF, CVVHD, CVVHDF
Prescription
• Blood flow
• Dose
• Mode
• Substitution fluid (Predialysis or post dialysis)
• Dialysate
• Fluid removal
• Fluid addition
• Anticoagulation
Predialysis post dialysis
dilutes the blood in the
filter,
concentrates the blood
in the filter
reducing clotting. enhancing clearance
Prescription
• Blood flow
• Dose
• Mode
• Substitution fluid (Predialysis or post dialysis)
• Dialysate
• Fluid removal
• Fluid addition
• Anticoagulation
Adverse effect
• Electrolytes disturbance Risk
(required frequent monitoring)
• Bleeding versus filter clotted
• Frequent drug dose modification.
Comparison
CRRT
• portable
Intermittent HD
• Water supply and drain are
available
• Water treatment is not big
issue.
Comparison
CRRT
• It is easy to do even by
nurse
Interrupted HD
• There are many many expert
nurses
Comparison
CRRT
• Used in hemodynamic
unstable patients
Intermittent HD
• Used as SLED
Comparison
CRRT Intermittent HD
• Expensive
• Not always available
• Not suitable for urgent
indications
Comparison
CRRT Intermittent HD
• IHD looks like a rabbit
• The rabbit is rapid
100 years of service
We need both of them
Case scenario
• A 72 years gentleman
• Solitary left kidney (right was nephrectomized
since 1990)
• Bronchopneumonia, hypoxemia
• Disturbed conscious level
• AKI on top of CKD (serum Cr. =9.5mg/dl )
• Blood pressure maintained on noradrenaline
iv infusion.
Options for RRT
ARRYTHEMIA
Prescription
• Blood flow (titrated up to 200ml/min)
• Dose (25x80=2000ml/hr.)
• Mode CVVHDF
• Substitution fluid (Predialysis or post dialysis)
• Dialysate flow
• Fluid removal ( fluid intake-insensible loss)
• Fluid addition
• Anticoagulation (heparin infusion 400IU/hr)

CRRT