Description

Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) a temporary treatment for patients with acute renal failure who are unable to tolerate hemodialysis and are unstable. A dialysis catheter is placed in one of the main veins of the body removing blood from a patient's venous circulation. A pump is used to pass the blood over a convection filter utilizing a pressure gradient, and removing specific solutes from the blood before returning the filtered blood to the patient's venous circulation. Source: LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
CVVH
Part Display Name
CVVH
Part Type
Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
Created On
2023-09-08
Construct for LOINC Short Name
CVVH

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CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=LP437111-0

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
it-ITItalian (Italy)CVVH
Synonyms: Emofiltrazione veno-venosa continua
el-GRGreek (Greece)Συνεχής φλεβο-φλεβική αιμοδιήθηση (CVVH)
Synonyms: Συνεχής φλεβο-φλεβική αιμοδιήθηση (CVVH)
zh-CNChinese (China)连续性静脉-静脉血液滤过治疗
Synonyms: CVVH 治疗;连续性静脉-静脉血液滤过术