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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) generates substantial clinical and technical data.
  • Automated data collection is standard for chronic dialysis but absent for CRRT patients.
  • This gap hinders comprehensive analysis and quality assurance in CRRT.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the lack of automated data collection in CRRT.
  • To analyze a new tool designed for individualized CRRT data management and quality assurance.
  • To highlight limitations in current CRRT technology regarding data analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of electronic medical records (EMRs) fundamental aspects.
  • Analysis of a novel tool for CRRT data collection and management.
  • Description of the Sharesource system, including its connect and report modules.

Main Results:

  • Introduction of the Sharesource system, the first platform for CRRT data collection and management.
  • The system connects to Prismaflex CRRT machines.
  • It enables EMR connectivity and therapy analytics through its components.

Conclusions:

  • CRRT data requires rigorous collection and analysis for informed clinical decisions.
  • Current CRRT technology has limitations impeding systematic data assessment and feedback.
  • The Sharesource system offers a potential solution to enhance quality assurance and clinical outcome assessment in CRRT.