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  • Nephrology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Intensive Care Unit Management

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  • Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is standard for critically ill patients.
  • Current CRRT dosing (20-25 ml/kg/h) is static, based on studies showing no outcome impact.
  • A dynamic approach to CRRT dosing is proposed, adapting to patient-specific needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate CRRT prescription and practice.
  • To develop consensus statements on CRRT dose, delivery, and solute control.
  • To identify knowledge gaps in CRRT management.

Main Methods:

  • Convened the 17th Acute Disease Quality Initiative consensus meeting.
  • Focused work groups on CRRT dose prescription, delivery, and solute control.
  • Developed consensus statements and identified research needs.

Main Results:

  • CRRT prescription and delivery can utilize effluent flow rate.
  • Routine monitoring of delivered CRRT dose is recommended.
  • CRRT dose should be dynamic to account for patient variability.

Conclusions:

  • Static CRRT dosing may not be optimal for all critically ill patients.
  • Dynamic CRRT dosing, guided by real-time monitoring, is proposed.
  • Further validation of quality measures for delivered CRRT dose is needed.