Continuous venovenous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: A work load analysis
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文摘
To evaluate the nursing workload related to two techniques of continuous renal replacement therapy.

bsSec_2">Research methodology

We analysed retrospectively the nursing work load caused directly by continuous renal replacement therapy in a cohort of patients admitted consecutively over 10 months. Two types of continuous renal replacement therapy have been compared: dialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation and haemodiafiltration with systemic heparin coagulation.

bsSec_3">Setting

Academic Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

bsSec_4">Main outcome measures

The nursing workload was defined by the time spent in the management of continuous renal replacement therapy, including preparation of the circuit and related biological controls.

bsSec_5">Results

60 patients underwent a total of 202 sessions of continuous renal replacement therapy. The nursing workload as expressed as % time of nursing care was similar (12.3 [9.4–18.8] vs 13.4 [11.7–17.0] %, for haemodiafiltration and dialysis respectively, P = 0.06). However, the distribution of the nursing workload is different: the bigger proportion of care is circuit preparation in haemodiafiltration and biology control in dialysis.

bsSec_6">Conclusions

Nursing time dedicated to continuous renal replacement therapy is similar whatever the renal replacement therapy technique. However, a longer duration of the filter and a better circuit predictability with dialysis and citrate anticoagulation are potential benefits for nursing workload.

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