2015 Volume 6 Issue 1 Pages 52-57
【Background and Objective】 No report has detailed the proportion of patients who receive acute blood purification therapy after being taken to the hospital for emergency medical care in Japan. Therefore, in this study, we examined how often acute blood purification was performed at our hospital. 【Methods】 We investigated how frequently hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, and continuous hemodiafiltration were required by patients urgently admitted to our hospital during the 24 months from August 2008 through July 2010. 【Results】 Of the patients brought by ambulance and admitted for urgent medical care, 3.9% underwent hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration, and 2.1% underwent continuous hemodiafiltration. Therefore, 6.0% of all emergency patients underwent acute blood purification. 【Conclusion】 Acute blood purification was conducted in 6.0% of inpatients who were brought to our hospital for urgent care. This showed that such treatment is essential for ensuring the provision of high-quality emergency medical care.
