Objectives This chapter will: 1. Describe different renal replacement strategies and their clinical effects on critically ill patients. 2. Review the benefits and side effects of continuous renal replacement therapies. 3. Compare the clinical effects of continuous therapies with those…
Objectives This chapter will: 1. Describe the main dimensions of renal replacement therapy (RRT) dose: efficiency, intensity, and clinical efficacy. 2. Describe the most important studies addressing the impact of RRT dose on the survival of critically ill patients. 3.…
Objectives This chapter will: 1. Approach the concept of multi-organ support therapy focusing on the combined pulmonary-renal dysfunction in terms of incidence, extracorporeal support, and outcomes. 2. Describe technologies available to combine extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems with continuous renal…
Objectives This chapter will: 1. Review the pathophysiology of diastolic dysfunction and the complex interaction between the heart and the kidney in the context of cardiorenal syndromes (disorders of the heart and kidneys in which acute or chronic dysfunction in…