Renal Replacement Therapy in Critical Care

Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is a medical procedure used in critical care for patients with severely failing kidneys. When kidneys can't effectively filter waste and excess fluid from the blood, RRT helps perform this vital function. The most common forms include dialysis and kidney transplantation. Dialysis uses a machine to remove waste from the blood, while a transplant replaces the damaged kidney with a healthy one. RRT is essential for stabilizing patients and can improve their chances of recovery or prepare them for a kidney transplant when necessary.