Choice of Catheter Size for Infants in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Bigger Is Not Always Better*

Conclusions: Small size central vascular catheters display optimal rheologic performances in terms of pressures and flows particularly when the renal replacement therapy device is equipped with pumps proportional to central vascular catheters sizes, and even when relatively high blood flows are set. This is achieved at the risk of a higher hemolysis rate.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Laboratory Investigation Source Type: research