Performing modified ultrafiltration on pediatric patients.
Pediatric patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery often retain excessive fluid postoperatively, which results in negative outcomes. Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) is an innovative procedure performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, that is initiated immediately after CPB to reduce this fluid. This article provides a basic understanding of the MUF technique, how it is performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and its positive effects.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Lauren
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Quattro
Marla
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Bowser
Adriana
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Schwendt
D015142:Baltimore; D002648:Child; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006440:Hemofiltration / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing