Current status of renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure - A survey of US nephrologists

Although the management of acute renal failure (ARF) constitutes a major co mponent of the activities of practicing nephrologists, minimal information is available on the dialysis techniques utilized to treat ARF in the USA. I t is evident from several recent publications that there are wide variation s in the dialytic and nondialytic management of ARF. In order to obtain a b etter understanding of the current practice for dialytic management of ARF, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Council on Dialysis commissioned a su rvey of NKF members, This article describes the results of this survey and provides a snapshot of the current management practices for ARF, it is our hope that this information will provide a baseline for further research in this area.