Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration: An in vitro simulation and mathematical model

Acute renal failure owing to inadvertent vancomycin overdose. Vancomycin removal by continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration.

Acute renal failure developed in a patient who received 56 grams of vancomycin intravenously over a 10 day period. The resulting serum vancomycin level was 284 micrograms per ml and declined to 140 micrograms per ml in a linear fashion with the institution of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH). Our conclusion is that high blood vancomycin levels may be nephrotoxic and CAVH may be an...

Prognosis of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation plus continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration.

BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been utilized for critically ill patients such as those with life-threatening respiratory failure or post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock. Patients on ECMO with acute renal failure have high mortality rates. This study identifies specific predictors of hospital mortality for patients receiving ECMO and continuous arteriovenous hemofiltratio...

Effectiveness of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration for patients with refractory heart failure.

Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) was carried out in 8 patients with refractory congestive heart failure. All these patients had heart failure and oliguria for over 24 hours and intensive treatment with digitalis, diuretics, catecholamines and vasodilators was prescribed. Hemodynamics were followed closely during CAVH. During CAVH, pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary capillar...

Prediction of runoff and sediment from agricultural watersheds by a mathematical model 2 mathematical simulation

Continuous hemofiltration/hemodiafiltration in critical care.

Continuous hemofiltration and continuous hemodiafiltration (CHF/CHDF) were developed as continuous renal replacement therapy for patients with severe conditons and has come to be widely performed mainly in critical care, taking the place of intermittent hemodialysis. The membrane pore size of a hemofilter used for CHF/CHDF allows passage of substances ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 Da, and the m...