Abstract
The method and effct of continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) in treating multiorgan failure were studied. In order to obtain blood access with enough blood flow, an external shunt or catheter with a large diameter was used. Amicon Diafilter-20, Asahi PAN-50P and PAN-60 were used as the filters, and membrane area was 0.25, 0.5 and 0.6m2, respectively. In 25clinical cases even at a systolic blood pressure of 70 to 80mmHg, a filtrate of 60 to 90ml/h was obtained. In 10 out of the 25 cases, the patient survived even though temporarily. These results suggest that this treatment method helped the cardiorenal function at an early time, and the treatment of the cause will be important.
