Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Feb 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEfficacy and cardiovascular tolerability of continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration in acute decompensated heart failure: a randomized comparative study.
Recently, continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) has received increased attention in the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). The aim of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of CVVHDF compared with intravenous furosemide in patients with CHF. ⋯ In CHF, the use of CVVHDF effectively and safely produced greater weight and fluid loss and decreased LOS in the ICU more than the intravenous furosemide with no hemodynamic instability.