CRRT – Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

CRRT is a form of continuous dialysis given over 24 hours to critically ill patients with renal failure associated with hypotension.

Indications of CRRT

• Acute kidney injury (AKI) with shock or unstable blood pressure
• Uremic complications (encephalopathy, pericarditis)
• Sepsis with multiorgan dysfunction
• Hyperammonemia
• Certain poisonings and tumor lysis syndrome

Benefits of CRRT

• Maintains better hemodynamic stability
• Provides continuous and gentle fluid removal
• Reduces risk of sudden hypotension

Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis is a type of dialysis that performs the normal functions of the kidneys when they have failed, in patients with stable or normal blood pressure.

Indications of Hemodialysis

• Fluid overload
• Hyperkalemia
• Severe metabolic acidosis
• Certain poisonings
• End-stage kidney disease