Arteriovenous haemofiltration: a recent advance in the management of renal failure.
Twenty five patients with oliguric renal failure were treated by a combination of continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration and intermittent haemodialysis over 18 months. Haemofiltration was given for a mean of 6.6 days and the mean filtration volume was 6.0 1/day. Fourteen of the 25 patients survived beyond two months after the period of oliguria. Haemofiltration proved to be a simple and effective method of fluid removal; it allowed maintenance of stable fluid balance and permitted optimum nutrition during prolonged oliguria.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001002:Anuria / Q000628:therapy*; D001769:Blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009846:Oliguria / Q000628:therapy*; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*