Renal replacement therapy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Balasubramanian Subbarayan; Vadamalai Vivek; Madhan Kumar Kuppuswamy

doi:10.1007/s12055-019-00920-0

Renal replacement therapy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;37(Suppl 2):261-266. doi: 10.1007/s12055-019-00920-0. Epub 2020 Jan 29.

Authors

Balasubramanian Subbarayan¹, Vadamalai Vivek¹, Madhan Kumar Kuppuswamy¹

Affiliation

¹ Apollo Hospitals Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India.

Abstract

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) has significantly increased in the past 20 years. There is a high incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the group of patients on ECMO, with need for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in most of them. This article will review the basics of CRRT, its indications, the technical aspects of incorporating CRRT with ECMO circuit, data on clinical aspects, and outcomes.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Continuous; Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU mortality; Renal replacement therapy.

Publication types

Review