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1. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Guidelines

   HLS2010 replied to HLS2010's topic in Critical

   on our unit the nurses do most of the therapy the doctors say they want it and a general target in terms of fluid loss and then the nursing staff set it up, administer it and decide on exchange rates, pre and post dilution values, usually we only use...

2. How does your facility treat ARDS?

   HLS2010 replied to ICUNurseStat's topic in MICU

   our unit uses lung-protective ventilation aiming for a max of 6ml/kg tidal volumes on all patients unless contraindicated. we also use a mode of ventilation called APRV (airway pressure release ventilation) and since it's implementation and a greater...

3. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Guidelines

   HLS2010 posted a topic in Critical

   there has recently been some debate in our unit about Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Guidelines. Topics raised include; - which therapy is the most effective? CVVH / CVVHDF and why ? and should we have a protocol to decide which one to ...