Kidney Replacement Therapy in a Shocked Brain: CRRT or IHD: Who’s the Real Brain-Saver in the Dialysis Arena?

Abstract

Acute brain injury disrupts the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB), impairs autoregulation, and leads to cerebral oedema and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP). ABI can be Traumatic (TBI, SAH) or Non-Traumatic (AIS, ICH), and studies show that up to 89% of these patients develop dysfunction in at least one non-neurological organ—most notably the kidneys