Treating Severe Hyperkalemia with Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Failure Due To Rhabdomyolysis

Authors

  • Alfred Ibrahimi Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana
  • Saimir Kuci Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana
  • Ervin Bejko Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana
  • Stavri Llazo Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana
  • Esmerilda Bulku Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana
  • Diana Dhimitri Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana
  • Ilir Ohri Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tirana University Hospital “Mother Thereza”, Tirana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2014.053

Keywords:

Hyperkalemia, Myoglobinuria, Rhabdomyolisis, Acute renal failure, CRRT.

Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria are the main cause of the acute renal failure. Hyperkalemia is life threating complication of rhabdomyolisis due to massive cell destruction. We report a case of very severe hyperkalemia treated successfully with high volume hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF).

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2014-06-15

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Ibrahimi A, Kuci S, Bejko E, Llazo S, Bulku E, Dhimitri D, Ohri I. Treating Severe Hyperkalemia with Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Failure Due To Rhabdomyolysis. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];2(2):313-5. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2014.053

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