Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in the treatment of acute hyperammonemia

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 531-533

  Braun, Michael C ^a   Welch, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance; Hemodiafiltration; Hemofiltration; Hyperammonemia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLEARANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INFANT; MALE; METABOLIC BALANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031774689     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013400     Document Type: Article

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