American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 316-325 , February 2010

Fluid Overload and Mortality in Children Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: The Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Registry

  • Scott M. Sutherland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Scott M. Sutherland, MD, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Rm G-306, Stanford, CA 94305
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  • Michael Zappitelli, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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  • Steven R. Alexander, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Annabelle N. Chua, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Renal Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Patrick D. Brophy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
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  • Timothy E. Bunchman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
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  • Richard Hackbarth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
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  • Michael J.G. Somers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Michelle Baum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Jordan M. Symons, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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  • Francisco X. Flores, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL
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  • Mark Benfield, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • David Askenazi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Deepa Chand, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
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  • James D. Fortenberry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta, GA
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  • John D. Mahan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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  • Kevin McBryde, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC
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  • Douglas Blowey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
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  • Stuart L. Goldstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Renal Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

Received 26 February 2009 ,Accepted 30 October 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.10.048 on December 31, 2009.

 The authors constitute the Prospective Pediatric CRRT Registry Group, which is based in Houston, Texas.

PII: S0272-6386(09)01446-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.10.048

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 316-325 , February 2010