Is there benefit to performing CVVH instead of intermittent hemodialysis for a patient with AKI secondary to rhabdomyolysis who requires renal replacement therapy?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
My CRRT threshold is low, but a patient with AKI and rhabdo will have continuous K and Phos release from dead cells so I prefer a continuous therapy. This depends on the degree of rhabdo and the degree of AKI, but would lean towards CRRT for a moderate to bad rhabdo, same for TLS and same with acute...