The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative--part I: definitions and reporting of CRRT techniques.

Standard terminology has been developed for continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRTs). However, the field has continued to evolve. An international panel of experts reviewed the existing nomenclature for these therapies and proposed definitions for new modalities of CRRT. A set of minimal criteria for reporting CRRT techniques was also developed and will be critical in evaluating studies using CRRT and comparisons between continuous and intermittent renal replacement therapies. Copyright 2002 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.