COVID-19 and Renal Replacement Therapy
The increase in acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients is resulting in more utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Host Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Michael J. Connor, Jr .. MD to review RRT utilization and best practices during COVID-19, what hospitals are doing to prepare for surge in RRT, and how to mitigate anticoaguability in CRRT.
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Introduction to Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Albumin Dialysis
This podcast will describe the principle of albumin dialysis of the molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS). Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Ram M. Subramanian, MD, MBA, FCCM, to discuss the logistics of starting a MARS program to outline indications for MARS. Dr. Subramanian is a hepatologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. This podcast is sponsored by Baxter.
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Extracorporeal Blood Purification
Host Pamela Peeke is joined by Dr. Neyra to discuss clinical cases and the use of extracorporeal blood purification in COVID-19 patients. Dr. Neyra is an Acute Care Nephrology and CRRT Program and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
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HF20 Filter Set for CRRT in Low Weight Patients
This podcast discusses patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) and how AKI is independently associated with mortality in critically ill infants, neonates, and larger children. Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Stuart Goldstein, MD, to discuss the HF20 study, including its end points and the clinical gaps the study addresses.
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