Continuous renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery. Review of 85 cases.

Background/aims: To evaluate the outcome of patients who require continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) following cardiac surgery.

Methods: All patients who received CRRT after cardiac surgery over more than 4 years at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the Montreal Heart Institute were reviewed. Among 5,564 consecutive patients, 85 underwent CRRT postoperatively.