Table 3 Comparisons of CRRT treatment pattern and patient outcomes between before and after the implementation of CRRT team

 Initiation time, day

5.30 ± 13.86

3.60 ± 11.59

0.027

 Prescribed dose, mL/hr

Fixed dose 2000/3000(sepsis)

40 ml/kg

NA

 Actual dose, mL/kg/hr

35.31 ± 9.75

33.99 ± 7.51

0.011

 Number of used filter, n

4.03 ± 8.86

4.55 ± 4.67

0.225

 Filter life span, hrs

24.04 ± 18.16

19.59 ± 12.50

<0.001

 Premature filter clotting, %

28.3

27.0

0.628

 Total CRRT down time, hr

13.06 ± 26.67

8.49 ± 13.61

<0.001

 Down time per day, hr

1.78 ± 2.23

1.38 ± 2.06

0.002

 CRRT duration, day

5.37 ± 5.84

5.23 ± 5.66

0.696

 Total ICU stay, day

16.60 ± 22.15

15.67 ± 39.85

0.625

 Total hospital stay, day

31.00 ± 43.67

32.67 ± 51.20

0.558

 All-cause mortality rate, %

57.5

49.2

0.007

 CRRT mortality rate, %

46.8

41.3

0.068