Renal failure following cardiac surgery in a 2.8-kg infant managed with continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration.

Renal failure occurred after repair of transposition of the great vessels with ventricular septal defect in a 2.8-kg infant and was managed successfully with continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration. The infant lost the weight that had been gained as extravascular water, thereby simplifying her fluid, electrolyte, and nutritional management. She ultimately died of cardiac failure.