Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration During Intercontinental Aeromedical Evacuation. 2018

Ian R Driscoll, and Andrew Wallace, and Francisco A Rosario, and Sarah Hensley, and Kirt D Cline, and Kevin K Chung
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234.

Overseas contingency operations which occur in areas lacking medical infrastructure pose challenges to the stabilization and transportation of critically ill patients. In particular, metabolic derangements resulting from acute kidney injury (AKI) make long-distance aeromedical evacuation risky. Here, we report the first modern use of in-flight continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) for intercontinental aeromedical evacuation. Hospital and transport records were reviewed for a 31-yr-old male active duty service member who sustained 40% total body surface area full thickness burns after high-voltage electrical exposure in the southern Philippines. He was evacuated to the Burns Centre at Singapore General Hospital, where CVVH was initiated for anuric AKI secondary to rhabdomyolysis. The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) Burn Flight Team transported the patient to the USAISR Burn Center at Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA. CVVH was performed in-flight for 15 h out of 19.5 h of total flight time. CVVH settings were maintained as follows: blood flow 250 mL/min; replacement fluid rate 3,500 mL/h; and no ultra-filtrate removal. Unfractionated heparin at 500 units/h was utilized for regional anticoagulation. No filter clotting was encountered; a planned filter change was performed during a midway refueling stop. Pre-flight hyperkalemia was managed with low-potassium replacement fluid. No fluid was removed in the setting of large wound insensible losses. The patient remained hemodynamically stable and required no vasoactive medications. Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration can be used safely during high-altitude flight to evacuate casualties with AKI from distant contingency operations. The use of portable hemodialysis equipment in this case also proves the feasibility of deploying renal replacement therapies to more forward facilities than previously considered.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008889 Military Personnel Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces. Air Force Personnel,Armed Forces Personnel,Army Personnel,Coast Guard,Marines,Navy Personnel,Sailors,Soldiers,Submariners,Military,Force Personnel, Air,Personnel, Air Force,Personnel, Armed Forces,Personnel, Army,Personnel, Military,Personnel, Navy,Sailor,Soldier,Submariner
D010360 Patient Transfer Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as for the type of care provided. Patient Dumping,Care Transition,Health Care Transition,Patient Transition,Patient Turfing,Transition of Care,Care Transition, Health,Care Transitions,Care Transitions, Health,Dumping, Patient,Health Care Transitions,Patient Transfers,Patient Transitions,Patient Turfings,Transfer, Patient,Transfers, Patient,Transition, Care,Transition, Health Care,Transition, Patient,Transitions, Care,Transitions, Health Care,Transitions, Patient,Turfing, Patient,Turfings, Patient
D002056 Burns Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like. Burn
D004556 Electric Injuries Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (BURNS, ELECTRIC), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock. Electrocution, Accidental,Injuries, Electric,Accidental Electrocution,Accidental Electrocutions,Electric Injury,Electrocutions, Accidental,Injury, Electric
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006440 Hemofiltration Extracorporeal ULTRAFILTRATION technique without HEMODIALYSIS for treatment of fluid overload and electrolyte disturbances affecting renal, cardiac, or pulmonary function. Arteriovenous Hemofiltration,Venovenous Hemofiltration,Arteriovenous Hemofiltrations,Hemofiltration, Arteriovenous,Hemofiltration, Venovenous,Hemofiltrations,Venovenous Hemofiltrations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D017732 Air Ambulances Fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters equipped for air transport of patients. Ambulances, Air,Helicopter Ambulances,Emergency Helicopters,Air Ambulance,Ambulance, Air,Ambulance, Helicopter,Ambulances, Helicopter,Emergency Helicopter,Helicopter Ambulance,Helicopter, Emergency,Helicopters, Emergency

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