Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Also written as CRRT.
AKI patients are predisposed to GI bleeding because of uremic platelet dysfunction, increased stress, and heparin exposure if treated with hemodialysis or continuous renal replacement therapy.
What our notes say
- AKI patients are predisposed to GI bleeding because of uremic platelet dysfunction, increased stress, and heparin exposure if treated with hemodialysis or continuous renal replacement therapy. (Acute Kidney Injury)
- Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is useful in patients with an unstable hemodynamic status, concomitant sepsis, or multiorgan failure in the intensive care setting. (Acute Kidney Injury)
- *Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT):* Preferred in hemodynamically unstable patients (e.g., septic shock on inotropes) or acute brain injury/cerebral oedema. (Indications for dialysis)
Study material on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Indications for dialysis
- Harrisons Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Acute Kidney Injury
- ACIDOSIS AND ALKALOSIS MCQs
Practice questions on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
When would hemodialysis or continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) be indicated for acid-base disorders?
- Mild metabolic alkalosis
- Respiratory alkalosis from anxiety
- Severe metabolic acidosis when other treatments fail
- All cases of respiratory acidosis
Answer: C. ** Hemodialysis or CRRT may be necessary in severe cases of metabolic acidosis when other treatments fail, to directly remove accumulated acids and correct life-threatening acid-base imbalances.