Preparing for Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with the Ebola Virus Disease

The Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a serious illness characterized by fever, severe vomiting and diarrhea, and, in severe cases, multi-organ failure requiring mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy. The current outbreak has centered in West Africa and affected over 15,000 individuals. EVD is transmitted by direct contact with blood or other infectious bodily fluid, and as such, numerous heath care workers caring for patients with EVD have become infected. During the current outbreak, a number of patients have received advanced supportive care for EVD in Europe and North America and therefore survived. Now, many hospitals in Europe and North America are planning to accept care for patients with EVD. In this review, we discussed the key issues related to the planning and delivery of advanced supportive care in patients with EVD with a focus on the factors necessary to provide renal replacement therapy (RRT). Since success in the treatment of patients with EVD rests on both patient outcome and prevention of transmission of disease to health care workers, we extensively discussed the modes of Ebola virus transmission and recommended protocols to protect health care workers. Experience now indicates that with appropriate planning and protocols, it is possible to successfully treat EVD patients with advanced supportive care (mechanical ventilation and RRT) while avoiding transmission to health care providers. Video Journal Club "Cappuccino with Claudio Ronco" at http://www.karger.com/?doi=371530. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Blood purification - 38(2015), 3-4, Seite 276-285

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Faubel, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Franch, Harold [Sonstige Person]
Vijayan, Anitha [Sonstige Person]
Barron, Michelle A [Sonstige Person]
Heung, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Kathleen D [Sonstige Person]
Koyner, Jay L [Sonstige Person]
Conner Jr, Michael J [Sonstige Person]

Links:

Volltext
www.karger.com
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

BKL:

44.00

Themen:

Acute Kidney Injury - diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - etiology
Acute Kidney Injury - therapy
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Anticoagulants - contraindications
Biocontainment facility
Body Fluids - virology
Containment of Biohazards - instrumentation
Containment of Biohazards - methods
Critical Care - methods
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Ebola virus disease
Ebolavirus - isolation & purification
Ebolavirus - pathogenicity
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - complications
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - prevention & control
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - therapy
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control
Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute - etiology
Patient Care Team - ethics
Patient Isolation - instrumentation
Patient Isolation - methods
Renal Replacement Therapy - instrumentation
Renal Replacement Therapy - methods
Renal replacement therapy
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - etiology
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance - etiology
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance - therapy

doi:

10.1159/000371530

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC195652701X