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Pharmacology in critically ill children and drug dosing adjustment during renal replacement therapy is an important aspect. This practical chapter shall focus on factors affecting drug removal during renal replacement therapy followed by a practical approach to drug delivery in renal replacement therapy.
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Zaritsky, J., Gerdine, C. (2019). Pharmacology of a Critically Ill Child and Drug Dosing. In: Sethi, S., Raina, R., McCulloch, M., Bunchman, T. (eds) Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis: A Practical Handbook. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2276-1_6
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