Criteria for Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy Cessation in ICU Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In intensive care unit (ICU) patients with acute kidney injury, specific recommendations to guide the decision to cease continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) are lacking.

Methods

We performed a survey to identify criteria currently used to cease CKRT in real-life clinical practice in the Netherlands. We used an online questionnaire with multiple choice questions designed with web-based software from SurveyMonkey.

Results

We received 169 completed questionnaires from intensivists (n = 126) and nephrologists (n = 43). Essential determinants for the cessation of CKRT were a spontaneously increasing diuresis (indicated by 92% of the respondents), absence of fluid overload (indicated by 88% of the respondents), and improvement in creatinine clearance (i

SUBMITTER: Volbeda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909622 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature