The acu-men™: A new device for continuous renal replacement therapy in acute renal failure
| Autor: | Hans D. Polaschegg, Hans G. Evering, Christian Schlaeper, Bernd Dr Steinbach, Markus Manns |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
veno-venous hemofiltration business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Blood flow CRRT Drip chamber medicine.disease Extracorporeal Surgery CVVHD Blood pump Clinical trial Nephrology Hemofiltration medicine extracorporeal circuit Renal replacement therapy business tidal flow hemodialysis Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | Kidney International. 54:268-274 |
| ISSN: | 0085-2538 |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00959.x |
| Popis: | The acu-men;™ : A new device for continuous renal replacement therapy in acute renal failure. Background We sought to design a simple machine to safely provide continuous veno-venous hemofiltration to acute renal failure patients. Results The acu-men™ device uses a pneumatic blood pump with tidal blood flow as the driving force. A volumetric balancing system balances the filtrate with the replacement fluid, and the blood—air interface is eliminated by replacing the conventional venous drip chamber with two air-separating membranes. The extracorporeal circuit is integrated in a disposable cartridge, which is inserted into the machine at the beginning of treatment. The priming and rinsing is done automatically. Conclusion While preliminary data from an ongoing clinical trial on the efficacy of this device are encouraging, further longer-term studies are necessary to evaluate its potential to decrease morbidity and mortality in acute renal failure patients. |
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