title: [Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration in the newborn infant].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present 12 newborns with acute renal failure (ARF) of different etiologies that were treated with continuous arterio-venous hemofiltration (CAVH).
  
  
  METHODS
  Gestational age and birth weight ranged from 26-42 weeks and 700-4, 700 grams, respectively. The umbilical artery and vein were most frequently used as vascular accesses. Two types of filters were used: Gambro FH 22 and Amicon Minifilter.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment lasted from 8 to 120 hours. We obtained an ultrafiltration median of 25 ml/h ranging from 10.75 mL/h to 82.8 mL/h (4.1-31.8 mL/k/h). The volume balance was negative in all patients. Treatment was well tolerated. Complications included hypotension when the system was started and hypoglycemia. CAVH was stopped because of normalization of renal function in 6 cases and death in the other 6. In the latter, cardiac malformation was the cause of death in 3 cases and multiple organ failure in the other 3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CAVH is useful is the treatment of ARF in the oligoanuric newborn.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario, Materno-Infantil Valle Hebrón, Barcelona.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castillo Salinas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nieto Rey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salcedo Abizanda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perapoch López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fina Martí
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salmerón Caro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonjoch Mari
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vinzo Gil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peguero Monforte
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006440:Hemofiltration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male