continuous venovenous hemofiltration

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hemofiltration [he″mo-fil-tra´shun]

the removal of waste products from the blood by using large amounts of ultrafiltration with reinfusion of sterile replacement fluid. See also hemoperfusion.

continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration a form of continuous renal replacement therapy consisting of hemofiltration with arteriovenous access using small-volume, low-resistance filters powered by the patient's arterial pressure, without need for a mechanical pump; used as an alternative to conventional hemodialysis in patients with acute renal failure.

continuous venovenous hemofiltration a process similar to continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration but using venovenous access and a mechanical pump.

continuous venovenous hemofiltration

Nephrology A renal replacement therapy consisting of continuous removal of ultrafiltrate at > 5 ml/min, with fluid replacement, which ultrafilters plasma, removing small and medium-sized molecules and replacing electrolytes; CVVH is used for renal failure; it is inadequate for Pts with frank renal failure. See Hemodialysis.

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access hemodialysis access hemofiltration vascular access			Palsson R, Laliberte KA, Niles JL: Choice of replacement solution and anticoagulant in continuous venovenous hemofiltration. Experiencia con las técnicas continuas de reemplazo renal en cuidados ... by García Olert, Alicia; Hernández Sánchez, Ana Isabel; Miralles Andujar, Francisco Javier; Cortés Carm / Revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Enfermeria Nefrologica Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is now the leading renal replacement therapy (RRT) in ICUs (Bellomo, Baldwin, Toshio, Wan, Fealy, & Ronco, 2005; Bellomo, Kellum, Mehta, Palevsky, & Ronco, 2002; Craig, 1998; Jacka, Ivancinova, & Gibney, 2005; Naka, Egi, Bellomo, Cole, French, Botha, et al. Exploring CRRT practices in ICU: A survey of Canadian hospitals by Langford, Stephanie; Slivar, Sharon; Tucker, Sue Malone; Bourbonnais, Frances Fothergill / Dynamics Bissler and his colleagues at Cincinnati Children's developed the intelligent continuous venovenous hemofiltration system to accurately measure the rate of fluid extraction from the patient's blood and automatically compensate for variations in parameters that can have an adverse affect on the treatment process. Technology Developed at Cincinnati Children's and Licensed to BTG to ... by Business Wire			continuous anesthesia Continuous bacteremia continuous bar retainer continuous bath continuous bladder irrigation continuous capillary continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis continuous fever continuous filtration continuous flow analyzer continuous mandatory ventilation continuous murmur continuous negative chest wall pressure continuous passive motion continuous phase continuous positive airway pressure continuous positive airways pressure continuous positive pressure breathing continuous positive pressure ventilation continuous power system continuous quality improvement continuous reinforcement continuous suture continuous tremor continuous tub bath continuous venovenous hemofiltration continuous wave continuous-loop event recorder continuum continuum consciousness Continuum Movement continuum pathway contour contour feather contoured adducted trochanteric controlled alignment method contouring contouring, occlusal contra bevel contra- contra-angle contra-angle handpiece contra-aperture Contracaecum contraception contraceptive Contraceptive Corn contraceptive device contraceptive diaphragm contraceptive diaphragm fitting contraceptive effectiveness contraceptive jelly			continuous tub bath continuous tube process Continuous Tubular Membrane Reactor Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler Continuous Underway Replenishment Continuous Use Temperature Continuous variable Continuous variable Continuous variable Continuous variable Continuous variable Continuous Variable Delay Line Continuous Variable Discharge Continuous Variable Dynamic System Continuous Variable Quantum Teleportation Continuous Variable Shutter Speed Continuous variable transmission Continuous variable valve lift Continuous variable valve lift Continuous variable valve lift continuous variation Continuous Vectorcardiography ST-Segment Monitoring Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodiafiltration Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodialysis Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration continuous venous hemodialysis Continuous Venous to Atrial Hemodialysis Continuous Venous to Venous Hemodialysis Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis continuous venovenous hemofiltration continuous vent Continuous verb forms Continuous Verification and Testing Continuous Video Quality Evaluation Continuous Viewing Zone continuous vinegar process Continuous Volume-Constant Hemofiltration Continuous Vulcanization Continuous Vulnerability Management Continuous Warm Blood Cardioplegia Continuous Warning/Wave Acquisition Radar continuous waste continuous waste-and-vent Continuous Water Quality Monitoring continuous wave continuous wave continuous wave continuous wave Continuous Wave Acquisition & Tracking Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar Continuous Wave Deuterium Demonstration continuous wave Doppler continuous wave Doppler continuous wave Doppler continuous wave Doppler continuous wave Doppler continuous wave Doppler ultrasound Continuous Wave Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave Frequency Shift Keying Continuous Wave Identification

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