Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis

Preferred Label : Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis;

NCIt synonyms : CVVHD;

NCIt definition : A method for hemodialysis that removes blood from a large vein (femoral, subclavian, or internal jugular), pumps it through a dialysis circuit, and returns it into the venous circulation. This method avoids fluid shifts and other complications of conventional dialysis for patients with acute renal failure.;

Details

Origin ID

C138331;

UMLS CUI

C0472681;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis [MeSH concept]
- Continuous venovenous hemodialysis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- CVVHD [LOINC method]
- Continuous venovenous hemodialysis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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