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Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CWHDF) with citrate anticoagulation in the treatment of a patient with acute renal failure, hypercalcemia, and thrombocytopenia

A 72-year-old patient with multiple myeloma was admitted to the intensive care unit because of hypercalcemic crisis and acute renal failure. After 7 days of comprehensive therapy including diuretics, steroids, calcitonin, and intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) with low-calcium dialysate, calcium still reached high levels between IHD treatments and thrombocytopenia developed after chemotherapy. CWHDF with calcium-free bicarbonate dialysate was started. Anticoagulation with 2.2 % citrate was performed in order to chelate calcium, and thus treat the hypercalcemia, and to provide regional anticoagulation, and thus reduce the risk of bleeding due to thrombocytopenia. CWHDF with citrate anticoagulation was continued for 6 days, and standard heparin anticoagulation was started when the hypercalcemia and thrombocytopenia abated.

Impact of enteral feeding on gastric tonometry in healthy volunteers and critically ill patients

Background: Enteral feeding may interfere with gastric tonometry measurement. The effect of enteral nutrition on gastric tonometry has not been fully documented.

Hemophagocytic syndrome in the critically ill.

A case report of a patient with hemophygocytic syndrome - a rare cause of life-threatening pancytopenia in the critical care.

Evaluation by volunteers of respirator characteristics in modes used in non-invasive ventilation

We studied the medical personnels power of distinction various types of respirators in CPAP and CPAP+pressure support (PS) modes.