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Cost analysis of blood purification in intensive care units: Continuous versus intermittent hemodiafiltration

DOI

28

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0

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2003

Year

Corrado Vitale, Cristiana Bagnis, Martino Marangella, Giuseppe Belloni, M Lupo, G Spina, Piervincenzo Bondonio, A Ramello
Journal of Nephrology

Abstract

The cooperation between dialysis and ICUs improved the use of human resources and allowed us to supply CRRT to all critically ill patients with acute renal failure. The expenditure for CRRT was 12% higher than that for IHDF, due to the cost of technical devices.