title: Putting the 'C' back into continuous renal replacement therapy.
abstract: It may seem obvious that continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) means that the treatment is truly continuous--administered without interruption on a 24/7 basis. In reality, a number of barriers limit the continuous aspect of CRRT. This article describes how nursing staff of an inpatient dialysis unit in a large Midwestern academic institution identified these barriers and developed and implemented a multifaceted plan to optimize CRRT.
authors.affiliation: Inpatient Dialysis Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. roeder.vickey@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Vickey R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.affiliation: Inpatient Dialysis Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: H Natalie
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.affiliation: Inpatient Dialysis Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.affiliation: Inpatient Dialysis Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Heather J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Harms
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy