ISCCM Manual of RRT & ECMO in ICU

PART I: RRT Section



SECTION 1: AKI and Introduction to RRT

Introduction to Renal Replacement Therapy

1. Managerial Aspects of Setting Up Renal Replacement Therapy in Intensive Care Unit

2. Acute Kidney Injury: Epidemiology and Causes



SECTION 2: RRT: Basic Principles

3. Principles of Renal Replacement Therapy: Practical Applications

4. Types of Renal Replacement Therapy in ICU

5. Indications for Renal Replacement Therapy in ICU: Renal and Nonrenal

6. Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy



SECTION 3: RRT Components

7. RRT Hardware: Cannulas and Dialysis Membranes

8. CRRT: Know the Machine

9. Dialysate Fluids and Replacement Fluids in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy



SECTION 4: Management during RRT

10. Sustained Low-efficiency Extended Daily Dialysis in ICU

11. CRRT Prescription in ICU Patients

12. Anticoagulation in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

13. Transportation of Patients Who are on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

14. Monitoring during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

15. High-volume CRRT

16. Switch Over From or Termination of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy



SECTION 5: Issues during RRT

17. Complications during Renal Replacement Therapy

18. Troubleshooting in Renal Replacement Therapy

19. Nutrition during Renal Replacement Therapy

20. Drug Dosing in Patients Receiving Renal Replacement Therapy



SECTION 6: Renal Replacement Therapy: Special Considerations

21. Dyselectrolytemia and Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

22. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Specific Situations/Diseases

23. Renal Replacement Therapy and Pregnancy

24. Acute Peritoneal Dialysis in ICU

25. Renal Replacement Therapy in Poisonings: Basic Principles

26. Hemoperfusion for the Treatment of Poisoning.

27. Therapeutic Apheresis

28. Extracorporeal Therapies in Sepsis

29. Renal Replacement Therapy in Children

30. Quality Assurance for Renal Replacement Therapy

31. Multiple Choice Questions on Renal Replacement Therapy



PART II: ECMO Section



SECTION 7: ECMO: Basic Principle

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Introduction

32. ECMO: Definition, Type, and Variants

33. ECMO Physiology

34. Indications and Contraindications of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

35. Know the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Machine: Circuit and Hardware



SECTION 8: ECMO Component

36. Cannulation in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

37. Circuit Priming and ECMO Initiation

38. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit Diagram



SECTION 9: ECMO: Administrative Issues

39. Development of ECMO Program

40. Communication, Consent, and Ethical Issues during ECMO

41. Cost Reduction Strategy during ECMO



SECTION 10: Management during ECMO

42. Anticoagulation Management during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Heparin and Alternatives

43. Mechanical Ventilation in Patients Undergoing ECMO

44. Managing Pain, Anxiety and Psychological Issues during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

45. Blood and Component Therapy during ECMO: When and Why?

46. Proning and Mobilization on ECMO

47. Monitoring during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

48. Procedures during ECMO Emergency and Nonemergency

49. ECMO Weaning, Trial Off, and Decannulation

50. Post Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

51. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit



SECTION 11: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Complication

52. Infection Control Issues during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

53. Managing Complication during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

54. Managing Left Ventricular Distension during VA ECMO

55. Acute Kidney Injury in ECMO



SECTION 12: ECMO: Special Consideration

56. Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal

57. Renal Replacement Therapy on ECMO

58. ECMO as Bridge to Transplant

59. Role of ECMO in Toxicology

60. ECMO-supported Procedures

61. Role of ECMO in CPR

62. Challenges in Neonatal and Pediatric ECMO

63. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation MCQs