Arteriovenous haemofiltration in hypervolaemia.
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Arteriovenous haemofiltration was used for removal of fluid overload in a 9 month old burned infant with diuretic resistant hypervolaemia. After 60 hours of arteriovenous haemofiltration hypervolaemia had disappeared. Arteriovenous haemofiltration proved to be a safe and simple extracorporal method of managing severe fluid overload.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 61 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986