Congestive heart failure as an indication for continuous renal replacement therapy.
Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is the most widely used renal replacement therapy for the treatment of critically ill patients with acute renal failure on the intensive care unit. Whether or not congestive heart failure is an indication for CVVH is controversial and needs to be discussed. Therefore, we present a patient with congestive heart failure who was treated successfully with CVVH.
Braüse
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Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany. brausemt@uni.duesseldorf.de
Deppe
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Hollenbeck
M
M
Ivens
K
K
Schoebel
F C
FC
Grabensee
B
B
Heering
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P
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury; D000328:Adult; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006440:Hemofiltration / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000628:therapy; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome