Successful use of continuous veno‐venous haemofiltration to treat profound fluid retention in severe peripartum cardiomyopathy

Abstract

The use of continuous veno‐venous haemofiltration after failure of conventional treatment in a patient with severe peripartum cardiomyapathy is described. Treatment with inotropes and diuretics failed to produce a diuresis despite the presence of severe fluid overload. Haemofiltration over a 9‐day period allowed removal of 171 of fluid with a concomitant improvement in haemodynamic function and a spontaneous diuresis. Copyright © 1993, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved