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Table 3 Characteristics of CRRT, SLED and IHD

From: Acute kidney injury in the ICU: from injury to recovery: reports from the 5th Paris International Conference

 

CRRT

SLED

IHD

Modality

CVVH/CVVHDF/CVVHD

SLED/SLED-f

IHD/IHD-f

Duration per session

24 h

6–12 h

4 h

Frequency

24 h/day

3–6/week

3/week

Blood flow (ml/min)

100–200

100–200

250–350

Dialysate dose

20–25 ml/kg/h

100–300 ml/min

500–800 ml/min

Hemodynamic status

Stable

Possible stable

Unstable

Volume control

+++

++

+

Heparin dose

High

Moderate

Low

  1. CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, SLED sustained low-efficiency dialysis, IHD intermittent hemodialysis, CVVH continuous venovenous hemofiltration, CVVHDF continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, CVVHD continuous venovenous hemodialysis, SLED-f sustained low-efficiency hemodiafiltration, IHD-f intermittent hemodiafiltration