Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

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General | Monitoring & Investigations | Therapies

General

General

Teixeira. Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapies: Core Curriculum 2025. Am J Kidney Dis 2025;epublished March 9th
Teixeira. Continuous KRT: A Contemporary Review. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2023;18(2):256-269

History

Ronco. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Forty-year Anniversary. Int J Artif Organs 2017;40(6):257–264

Background

Pathophysiology

Conditions

Acute Heart Failure

Paediatrics

Neonates

Cortina. Continuous renal replacement therapy in neonates and children: what does the pediatrician need to know? An overview from the Critical Care Nephrology Section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC). Eur J Pediatr 2023;epublished November 17th

ECMO

Lau. Kidney replacement therapy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: pathophysiology, technical considerations, and outcomes. Renal Failure 2025;47(1)

Complications

General

Gautam. Complications Associated with Continuous RRT. Kidney360 2024;3(11):1980-1990

Troubleshooting

Neyra. How To Prescribe And Troubleshoot Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Case-Based Review. Kidney360 2020;2(2):371-384

Electrolyte Disturbances

Baeg. Management for Electrolytes Disturbances during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Electrolyte Blood Press 2022;20(2):64–75

Nutrition

Fishman. Metabolic and nutritional aspects in continuous renal replacement therapy. J Intensive Med 2023;epublished January 30th

Drug Dosing

Bouajram. A Clinician’s Guide to Dosing Analgesics, Anticonvulsants, and Psychotropic Medications in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Kidney Int Rep 2021;6(8):2033-2048

Central Vein Stenosis

Echefu. Central vein stenosis in hemodialysis vascular access: clinical manifestations and contemporary management strategies. Front Nephrol. 2023;3:1280666

Oliguria

Zhang. Focus on oliguria during renal replacement therapy. J Anesth 2024;38:681–691

Monitoring & Investigations

General

Teixeira. Proceedings of the 2022 UAB CRRT Academy: Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring to Guide Fluid Removal with CRRT and Proliferation of Extracorporeal Blood Purification Devices. Blood Purif 2023;epublished September 22nd

Fluid Management

Patel. Modern tools for optimizing fluid management in dialysis patients: a comprehensive review. BMC Nephrol 2024;25(1):464

Therapies

Ultrafiltration

Dose

Jiménez. Dose of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: A Bona Fide Quality Indicator. Nephron 2021;145:91–98

Timing

Mechanism of Action

Mohajerani. Mass Transport in High-Flux Hemodialysis: Application of Engineering Principles to Clinical Prescription. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022;17(5):749-756

Weaning

Klouche. Weaning from Kidney Replacement Therapy in the Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury. J Clin Med 2024;13(2):579

Membranes

Kim. Clinical benefits and future directions of medium cut-off membranes in hemodialysis: a comprehensive review. Korean J Intern Med 2025;40(4):557-570

Last updated July 13th, 2025