• Nephrol Nurs J · Jan 2010

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    Seeking optimal renal replacement therapy delivery in intensive care units.

    • Marinka Kocjan and Fabrice P Brunet.
    • St. Michael's Hospital Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. kocjanm@smh.toronto.on.ca
    • Nephrol Nurs J. 2010 Jan 1;37(1):47-52.

    AbstractGlobally, critical care environments within health care organizations strive to provide optimal quality renal replacement therapy (RRT), an artificial replacement for lost kidney function. Examination of RRT delivery model literature and a case study review of the multidisciplinary-mixed RRT delivery model utilized within a closed medical surgical intensive care unit illustrates the organizational and clinical management of specialized resource and multidisciplinary roles. The successful utilization of a specific RRT delivery model is dependent upon resource availability.

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