title: Successful use of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration to treat profound fluid retention in severe peripartum cardiomyopathy.
abstract: The use of continuous veno-venous haemofiltration after failure of conventional treatment in a patient with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy is described. Treatment with inotropes and diuretics failed to produce a diuresis despite the presence of severe fluid overload. Haemofiltration over a 9-day period allowed removal of 171 of fluid with a concomitant improvement in haemodynamic function and a spontaneous diuresis.
authors.affiliation: Baragwanath Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesia, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Beards
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Freebairn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000628:therapy*