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Nursing Management of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Author(s) -
Martin Rhonda K.,
Jurschak Jean
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-139x.1996.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine , nursing , skilled nursing facility
SUMMARY With CRRT becoming the preferred treatment for acute renal failure, more and more centers will be using this form of therapy. The preparation and on‐going education of the nursing staff and their man‐agement of the therapy determine the success of CRRT. It is imperative that nurses have clinical andtechnical expertise in the therapy in order for the patient to have positive outcomes on CRRT.