Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is the standard of care for management of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Part of the Pittsburgh Critical Care series, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides concise, evidence-based, bedside guidance about this treatment modality, offering quick reference answers to clinicians' questions about treatments and situations encountered in daily practice. Organized into sections on theory, practice, special situations, and organizational issues, this volume provides a complete view of CRRT theory and practice. Tables summarize and highlight key points, and key studies and trials are included in each chapter. The second edition has been updated to include a new chapter on the use of biomarkers to aid in patient selection and timing, extensive revisions on terminology and nomenclature to match current standards, and the most up-to-date information on newly developed CRRT machines.

Part 1: TheoryChapter 1The Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney InjuryAditya Uppalapati and John A. KellumChapter 2History and Rationale for CRRTIlona Bobek and Claudio RoncoChapter 3Nomenclature for Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney InjuryMauro Neri, Jorge Cerda, Francesco Garzotto, Gianluca Villa, and Claudio RoncoChapter 4Basic Principles of Solute TransportZhongping Huang, Jeffrey J. Letteri, Claudio Ronco, and William R. ClarkChapter 5Principles of Fluid Management in the ICURinaldo Bellomo and Sean M. BagshawChapter 6Indications, Timing, and Patient SelectionJohn A. Kellum, Raghavan Murugan, and Mitra NadimChapter 7Biomarkers for Initiation of Renal Replacement TherapyAlexander Zarbock and Lakhmir S. ChawlaChapter 8Extended IndicationsRinaldo Bellomo and Ian BaldwinChapter 9Dose Adequacy and AssessmentZaccaria Ricci and Claudio RoncoChapter 10Acid-base and Electrolyte DisordersJohn A. KellumPart 2: PracticeChapter 11Choosing a Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney InjuryJorge Cerd? and Claudio RoncoChapter 12Vascular Access for Continuous Renal Replacement TherapyAlexander Zarbock and Kai SingbartChapter 13The Circuit and the PrescriptionRinaldo Bellomo and Ian BaldwinChapter 14The Membrane: Size and MaterialZhongping Huang, Jeffrey J. Letteri, Claudio Ronco, and William R. ClarkChapter 15Fluids for Continuous Renal Replacement TherapyPaul M. Palevsky and John A. KellumChapter 16Alarms and TroubleshootingZaccaria Ricci, Ian Baldwin, and Claudio RoncoChapter 17Non Anticoagulation Strategies to Optimise Circuit Function in RRTIan BaldwinChapter 18AnticoagulationRinaldo Bellomo and Ian BaldwinChapter 19Regional Citrate AnticoagulationNigel FealyChapter 20Drug Dosing in Continuous Renal Replacement TherapyAdrian Wong, Sandra L. Kane-Gill, and John A. KellumPart 3: Special SituationsChapter 21Renal Replacement Therapy in ChildrenMichael L. MoritzChapter 22Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Critical Care MedicineJoseph E. KissChapter 23MARS: Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating SystemNigel Fealy and Rinaldo BellomoChapter 24SorbentsDehua Gong and Claudio RoncoChapter 25Hybrid TherapiesDinna N. Cruz and Claudio RoncoPart 4: Organizational IssuesChapter 26The ICU EnvironmentAyan SenChapter 27Patient Care Quality and TeamworkKimberly Whiteman and Frederick J. TasotaChapter 28Organizational Aspects: Developing Policies and Procedures for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT)Jorge Cerd?Chapter 29Documentation, Billing, and Reimbursement for Continuous Renal Replacement TherapyKevin W. FinkelChapter 30Machines for CRRTLakhmir S. Chawla and Claudio RoncoChapter 31Quality Improvement for Continuous Renal Replacement TherapiesIan Baldwin and Rinaldo BellomoChapter 32Educational ResourcesIan Baldwin and Kimberly Whiteman