Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal with continuous renal replacement therapy. Case description and literature review

We describe our initial experience with a combined system for extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal-continuous extrarenal replacement in a lung transplant patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure, barotrauma and associated acute renal failure. The most important technical aspects, the effectiveness of the system for the elimination of carbon dioxide and a review of the literature are described.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research