Recent advances in acute blood purification in children

Abstract

This review outlines the recent advances in acute blood purification in children. Advances in acute blood purification in children have occurred as a result of more-adaptable equipments and better techniques. At present, the extracorporeal blood purification would be applied to small pediatric patients with several kinds of critically ill conditions. To improve the prognosis of these children, more sophisticated blood purification techniques based on the better understanding of the pathophisioloy of ill conditions will be required. Also, a clinical manual for the technique of acute blood purification in children is essential to prepare for standardization.