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| Consensus statement 1.1: Acute RRT should be considered when metabolic and fluid demands exceed total kidney capacity |
| Consensus statement 1.2: Demand for kidney function is determined by nonrenal comorbidities, the severity of the acute disease, and solute and fluid burden. |
| Consensus statement 1.3: Total kidney function is measured using a variety of different methods. Changes in kidney function and duration of kidney dysfunction can be anticipated by markers of kidney damage. |
| Consensus statement 1.4: The demand-capacity imbalance is dynamic and should be evaluated regularly |
| Consensus statement 1.5: For patients requiring multiple types of organ support, decisions about initiating or withholding RRT should be considered together with other therapies |
| Consensus statement 1.6: Once the decision to initiate RRT has been made, the therapy should be started as soon as possible, typically within less than 3 h. |
| Consensus statement 2.1: Selection of RRT modality depends on the capability/availability of the technology, its inherited risks, and the current needs of the patient |
| Consensus statement 2.2: Continuous types of RRT are recommended in situations where shifts in fluid balance and metabolic fluctuations are poorly tolerated. Intermittent and prolonged intermittent types of RRT have a role in situations where rehabilitation or mobilisation is the priority, and fluid and metabolic fluctuations can be tolerated |
| Consensus statement 2.3: Availability of technologies is determined by local regulations, local resources, including staff and their training/experience and laboratory support, and financial constraints. The choice of technologies that should be made available must balance these issues. |
| Consensus statement 3.1: In situations where other extracorporeal therapies are required, continuous RRT is recommended and integrated systems are preferred over parallel systems. |
| Consensus statement 4.1: Transition of modalities should be considered if the demand-capacity imbalance or treatment priorities have changed and can be met better by an alternative technique. |
| Consensus statement 5.1: RRT should be discontinued if kidney function has recovered sufficiently to reduce the demand-capacity imbalance (current and expected) to acceptable levels or the overall goals of treatment have changed. |
| Consensus statement 5.2: To determine sustained recovery of kidney function, we recommend monitoring of urine output and SCr during RRT. |
| Consensus statement 5.3: For patients requiring multiple types of organ support, decisions about withdrawing RRT should be considered together with other therapies |
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