[S3 guideline on renal replacement therapy in intensive care medicine : Evidence-based implementation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients].

Besides mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy is the most frequently performed organ replacement therapy in intensive care medicine. However, there is a lack of consensus- and evidence-based recommendations for the implementation of renal replacement therapy according to the best current knowledge and evidence. This guideline describes the topics of starting a renal replacement therapy, modality (diffusion or convection, continuous or intermittent procedures), anticoagulation, adequate dose, and criteria for stopping renal replacement therapy. In addition, the current evidence on adequate anti-infective therapy is presented under the special features of acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy.