Acute renal failure requiring use of continuous renal replacement therapy methods in the coronary care unit of a cardiac center

Abstract

Acute renal failure (ARF) requiring the use of renal replacement therapy methods is associated with a fairly poor prognosis of the critically ill, high mortality rates, and occurs in approximately 1-6% surgical and cardiac patients. The incidence and relevance of ARF requiring the use of continuous renal replacement therapy methods has not been well characterized to date

Keywords

• Acute renal failure
• continuous renal replacement therapy methods
• coronary care unit
• heart center