Factors affecting system clotting in continuous renal replacement therapy: results of a randomized, controlled trial.

G. V. Ramesh Prasad, Paul M. Palevsky, Renee Burr, John Lesko, Bhanu Gupta, Arthur Greenberg

PubMed · 2000 · 39 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Increasing blood flow and flush frequency does not prevent clotting in CRRT. Since this intervention is more costly than standard treatment, its use cannot be justified.