Vascular Access for Renal Replacement Therapy in Neonates and Infants: A Single Center Experience

In brief

This study examines vascular access techniques and survival outcomes for neonates and infants requiring renal replacement therapy at a single institution. The research addresses historical challenges of using large-bore catheters and high extracorporeal volumes in small patients with severe kidney failure.

• Neonatal RRT historically limited by large extracorporeal circuit volumes requiring oversized vascular catheters in small infants.
• Vascular access remains a critical technical challenge in providing renal replacement therapy to neonates and young infants.
• Single-center experience data can inform catheter selection and placement strategies for neonatal RRT programs.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.