Successful CAVH in an austere environment using readily available disposable hospital supplies

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1241-1246

  Perkins, Robert M ^a   George, Rachel ^b   Fox, Charles R ^a   Yuan, Christina M ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration; Disaster relief; Renal replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; HEPARIN; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; UREMIA; URINALYSIS; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; DISASTER PLANNING; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 34047176453     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl828     Document Type: Article

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