You should be able to:
- Classify the different forms of RRT
- Describe the different mechanisms used in RRT
- Describe the different modalities of RRT commonly used including the mechanisms involved, advantages and disadvantages
- Draw a simple RRT circuit and explain how it differs for common modalities
- Explain the different flows that can be controlled through the RRT circuit and what effects these have on the function
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Explain how different aspects of the membrane can influence the effectiveness of RRT
The Guidewire
Guidelines
- KDIGO (2012) - Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury
- ICS (2009) – Standards and Recommendations for the Provision of Renal Replacement Therapy On Intensive Care Units In The United Kingdom
Review Articles
- Macedo, AJKD (2016); Continuous Dialysis Therapies
- Neri, Crit Care (2016); Nomenclature for renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: basic principles
- Gemmel, BJA Ed (2017); Renal replacement therapy in critical care
- Honore, J Transl Intern M (2018); What a clinical should know about a renal replacement membrane?