...Thiago Reis; Federico Ronco; Marlies Ostermann Fluid overload is a risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with heart disease. The treatment options are limited to diuretics and mechanical fluid removal using ultrafiltration or renal replacement therapy. This paper...

... 783 CKD patients on oral loop diuretic therapy with a 24-h urine collection available. Acute kidney injury and history of renal replacement therapy were exclusion criteria. Patients were stratified according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) glomerular filtration rate class. Loop...

... to occur in 5-50% of hospitalized patients undergoing cardiac surgery based on different definitions of AKI [ 1,2,3 ]. AKI after cardiac surgery (CS-AKI) patients have higher mortality rates than those who did not develop AKI [ 4,5 ], and the mortality rate of AKI-renal replacement therapy (AKI-RRT...

...Buyun Wu; Wenyan Yan; Xing Li; Xiangqing Kong; Xiangbao Yu; Yamei Zhu; Changying Xing; Huijuan Mao Background/Aims: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a rescue therapy for patients with type 1 cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) with poor prognoses. However, the optimal timing for initiation and cessation...

..., inflammatory damage, due to the primary disease, heart and lung crosstalk with the kidney or associated with extracorporeal therapy itself, may further increase the susceptibility to AKI. Renal replacement therapy can be integrated into the main extracorporeal circuit during ECMO to provide for optimal fluid...

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