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Indications and Management of Mechanical Fluid Removal in Critical Illness by M.H. Rosner; M. Ostermann; R. Murugan; J.R. Prowle; C. Ronco; J.A. Kellum; M.G. Mythen; A.D. Shaw is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background: The acute dialysis quality initiative (adqi) dedicated its twelfth consensus conference (2013) to all aspects of fluid therapy, including the management of fluid overload (fo). the aim of the working subgroup 'mechanical fluid removal' was to review the indications, prescription, and management of mechanical fluid removal within the broad context of fluid management of critically ill patients. ## Methods: The working group developed a list of preliminary questions and objectives and performed a modified delphi analysis of the existing literature. relevant studies were identified through a literature search using the medline database and bibliographies of relevant research and review articles. ## Results: After review of the existing literature, the group agreed the following consensus statements: (i) in critically ill patients with fo and with failure of or inadequate response to pharmacological therapy, mechanical fluid removal should be considered as a therapy to optimize fluid balance. (ii) when using mechanical fluid removal or management, targets for rate of fluid removal and net fluid removal should be based upon the overall fluid balance of the patient and als

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Author

M.H. Rosner; M. Ostermann; R. Murugan; J.R. Prowle; C. Ronco; J.A. Kellum; M.G. Mythen; A.D. Shaw

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2014

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)