...Sandesh Dev; Shailesh C. Shirolkar; Susanna R. Stevens; Linda K. Shaw; Patricia A. Adams; G. Michael Felker; Joseph G. Rogers; Christopher M. O’Connor Objectives: The safety, effectiveness and indications for ultrafiltration (UF) are not well established. We hypothesized that UF would not worsen...

...A. L’Abbate; M. Emdin; M. Piacenti; V. Panichi; A. Biagini; A. Clerico; Del Chicca; C. Contini; R. Palla; L. Donato Patients with late-stage congestive heart failure with significant fluid overload respond well to ultrafiltration. The response is relatively long-standing and includes enhanced...

... ineffective, isolated ultrafiltration and hemofiltration have been successfully used to treat refractory nephrotic patients. Following fluid removal, patients become responsive to diuretics. In cirrhotic patients, re-infusion of ascites and paracentesis with albumin infusion have been reported to be equally...

... recovery. In acute heart failure, renal function is often abnormal. The judicious application of ultrafiltration techniques may represent an efficacious adjunct to present conventional practice. In patients with refractory congestive heart failure, the ability to provide continuous, daily, large volume...

... be instituted. However, since the ultrafiltration rate may be faster than fluid refilling from the interstitial space, remarkable changes in the circulating blood volume may occur. This may finally result in further worsening of peripheral perfusion due to a significant drop in cardiac output. In order...

...PierGiuseppe Agostoni; GianCarlo Marenzi Body fluids, particularly in the thorax, are increased in moderate congestive heart failure, even if diuretic treatment is appropriate. Ultrafiltration, differently from diuretics, removes isotonic fluid and therefore the greatest possible amount of sodium...

.... On the other hand, PD is the ultrafiltration therapy of choice for the long-term ambulatory management of individuals with refractory congestive heart failure, either as a palliative therapy or as a bridge to definitive surgery or transplantation. A reduction in hospitalization rates and an improvement...

... options must be undertaken. Extracorporeal ultrafiltration is a possible solution to restore a status of fluid balance close to normal. Several new technologies have made ultrafiltration available today in all centers and easy to be instituted. Acute isolated schedules of ultrafiltration may, however...