The International journal of artificial organs
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
The outcome of critically ill elderly patients with severe acute renal failure treated by continuous hemodiafiltration.
To study the outcome of critically ill elderly patients with severe acute renal failure managed by continuous hemodiafiltration. ⋯ A greater than 40% survival was achieved in critically ill elderly patients with severe acute renal failure by the use of continuous hemodiafiltration. These patients had an in hospital survival comparable to that of younger patients. These findings support an aggressive renal replacement approach in such patients and suggest that continuous hemodiafiltration may be ideally suited to their management.