Slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF) is ideally suited for fluid overloaded patients with renal insufficiency, and for patients who need intravenous fluids in amounts that exceed renal excretory capacity. Like other methods of continuous ultrafiltration, including CAVH and CAVHD, SCUF can be performed in the intensive care unit with a minimum of equipment. During SCUF, arterial blood (usually from the femoral artery) is passed through a hollow-fiber hemofilter; an ultrafiltrate of serum collects at a rate that is determined by the patient's blood pressure. Replacement of intravenous fluids is generally not required with SCUF. The amount of ultrafiltrate that is removed can be titrated to achieve the desired fluid balance.
{"title":"The technique of slow continuous ultrafiltration. Steps to maintain fluid balance without hemodynamic instability.","authors":"R H Merrill","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF) is ideally suited for fluid overloaded patients with renal insufficiency, and for patients who need intravenous fluids in amounts that exceed renal excretory capacity. Like other methods of continuous ultrafiltration, including CAVH and CAVHD, SCUF can be performed in the intensive care unit with a minimum of equipment. During SCUF, arterial blood (usually from the femoral artery) is passed through a hollow-fiber hemofilter; an ultrafiltrate of serum collects at a rate that is determined by the patient's blood pressure. Replacement of intravenous fluids is generally not required with SCUF. The amount of ultrafiltrate that is removed can be titrated to achieve the desired fluid balance.</p>","PeriodicalId":80210,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of critical illness","volume":"6 3","pages":"289-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21019043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indications for PTCA continue to grow. In complex multivessel lesions, PTCA now has high primary success and low complication rates. Dilation of chronic total occlusions is less successful than in subtotal occlusions but may relieve angina in some patients. Occluded saphenous vein grafts can be dilated and long-term patency achieved--particularly in grafts implanted for less than 36 months. Restenosis remains a major drawback; antithrombotic therapy (with heparin during PTCA and aspirin thereafter) is recommended. PTCA is a useful adjunct in acute myocardial infarction when thrombolytic therapy fails or is contraindicated, or when significant luminal narrowing remains after thrombolysis. Investigational devices--atherectomy catheters, lasers or laser balloons, and intracoronary stents--may further expand the role of PTCA.
{"title":"PTCA update: is your patient now a candidate? Even complex multivessel lesions may succumb to balloon dilation.","authors":"P L Cole, R J Krone","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Indications for PTCA continue to grow. In complex multivessel lesions, PTCA now has high primary success and low complication rates. Dilation of chronic total occlusions is less successful than in subtotal occlusions but may relieve angina in some patients. Occluded saphenous vein grafts can be dilated and long-term patency achieved--particularly in grafts implanted for less than 36 months. Restenosis remains a major drawback; antithrombotic therapy (with heparin during PTCA and aspirin thereafter) is recommended. PTCA is a useful adjunct in acute myocardial infarction when thrombolytic therapy fails or is contraindicated, or when significant luminal narrowing remains after thrombolysis. Investigational devices--atherectomy catheters, lasers or laser balloons, and intracoronary stents--may further expand the role of PTCA.</p>","PeriodicalId":80210,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of critical illness","volume":"6 2","pages":"166-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21019494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Like coronary artery bypass grafting, PTCA is used to manage multilesion and multivessel disease, new complete occlusions, and partial occlusions of saphenous vein or internal mammary artery grafts. PTCA is contraindicated for patients with a significant obstructive lesion in the left main coronary artery or with severe diffuse atherosclerosis. In determining whether this procedure provides the best treatment option, the risk of abrupt vessel closure, restenosis, MI, or incomplete revascularization must be considered. Guidelines for the performance of PTCA and physician and institutional responsibilities have been established; these guidelines must be regarded as necessary criteria for wide adoption.
{"title":"The technique of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Uses, abuses, training requirements, benefits, complications.","authors":"H J Swan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Like coronary artery bypass grafting, PTCA is used to manage multilesion and multivessel disease, new complete occlusions, and partial occlusions of saphenous vein or internal mammary artery grafts. PTCA is contraindicated for patients with a significant obstructive lesion in the left main coronary artery or with severe diffuse atherosclerosis. In determining whether this procedure provides the best treatment option, the risk of abrupt vessel closure, restenosis, MI, or incomplete revascularization must be considered. Guidelines for the performance of PTCA and physician and institutional responsibilities have been established; these guidelines must be regarded as necessary criteria for wide adoption.</p>","PeriodicalId":80210,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of critical illness","volume":"6 2","pages":"189-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21019496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}