title: Experience with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in four newborns: A case series and review of the literature.
abstract: When conventional methods for treating complicated problems such as acute and chronic renal failure or metabolic diseases fail, the therapy of choice is peritoneal dialysis (PD) in neonatal period. However, in cases that involve technical difficulties, such as bulky lesions in the abdomen or complications from previous abdominal surgeries, it is not always possible to place a peritoneal catheter. In such situations, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) can be effective. This case series presents our experience in 2013 with the administration of CVVHDF to four patients in our neonatal intensive care unit who could not undergo PD for various reasons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Ulas
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Tugcu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kantar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbasoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ecevit
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarcan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baskın
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D017583:Hemodiafiltration / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Peritoneal dialysis; catheter; hemodiafiltration