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Ten Year Real World Experience With Ultrafiltration For The Management Of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Donald C. Haas, Maureen Hummel, Patricia Barrella, Waqas Ullah, Misung Yi, Robert Watson
Ten Year Real World Experience With Ultrafiltration For The Management Of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Donald C. Haas, Maureen Hummel, Patricia Barrella, Waqas Ullah, Misung Yi, Robert Watson
Abington Jefferson Health Papers
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCT) of ultrafiltration (UF) have demonstrated conflicting results regarding its efficacy and safety.
Objective: We reviewed 10 years of data for adjustable UF during heart failure hospitalizations in a real world cohort.
Methods: We performed a retrospective, single center analysis of 335 consecutive patients treated with adjustable rate UF using the CHF Solutions Aquadex Flex Flo System from 2009 to 2019.
Results: Compared to previous RCTs investigating UF, our cohort was older, with worse renal impairment and more antecedent HF hospitalizations in the year preceding therapy. Mean fluid removal with UF was 14.6 l. Mean weight …