BACKGROUND: In pediatric continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) patients, accurate ultrafiltration (UF) measurement is essential, as both over- and under-UF may result in suboptimal outcomes. Traditionally, CRRT has relied on scale-based UF measurements; however, the recent development of a continuous volumetric balancing system has allowed for the advent of scale-less CRRT. METHODS: To assess the accuracy of the volumetric balancing system, we designed a continuously measuring digital scale, which accounted for dialysate use and collected effluent, allowing us to independently measure UF volume and compare it with the machine reported UF volume. RESULTS: In four low weight (6.9-16.7 kg) pediatric CRRT patients, we measured the UF volume over 20 separate runs, comprising a total of 318 hours. Over this time, the total measured UF volume was 50,550 mL ± 296 mL, whereas the total reported UF volume was 50,733 mL, a difference of 183 mL ± 296 mL (0.6 ± 0.9 ml/h), or 0.4 ± 0.6%. For each patient, over 48-112 hours per patient, the differences between the total measured and total reported UF volumes ranged from -7.8 ± 1.7 ml/h to +9.7 ± 1.8 ml/h, or -6.0 ± 1.3% to +5.4 ± 1.0%. CONCLUSIONS: In low-weight, pediatric CRRT patients, the scale-less continuous volumetric balancing system delivers accurate ultrafiltration.
BACKGROUND: In pediatric continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) patients, accurate ultrafiltration (UF) measurement is essential, as both over- and under-UF may result in suboptimal outcomes. Traditionally, CRRT has relied on scale-based UF measurements; however, the recent development of a continuous volumetric balancing system has allowed for the advent of scale-less CRRT. METHODS: To assess the accuracy of the volumetric balancing system, we designed a continuously measuring digital scale, which accounted for dialysate use and collected effluent, allowing us to independently measure UF volume and compare it with the machine reported UF volume. RESULTS: In four low weight (6.9-16.7 kg) pediatric CRRT patients, we measured the UF volume over 20 separate runs, comprising a total of 318 hours. Over this time, the total measured UF volume was 50,550 mL ± 296 mL, whereas the total reported UF volume was 50,733 mL, a difference of 183 mL ± 296 mL (0.6 ± 0.9 ml/h), or 0.4 ± 0.6%. For each patient, over 48-112 hours per patient, the differences between the total measured and total reported UF volumes ranged from -7.8 ± 1.7 ml/h to +9.7 ± 1.8 ml/h, or -6.0 ± 1.3% to +5.4 ± 1.0%. CONCLUSIONS: In low-weight, pediatric CRRT patients, the scale-less continuous volumetric balancing system delivers accurate ultrafiltration.
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