Would you recommend initiating RRT in a patient with tumor lysis syndrome and a phosphorus of 9 mg/dl or more who does not have symptomatic hypocalcemia or other indications for dialysis?
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Nephrology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
If the patient is urinating and maintaining a urine output with IV NS, and if there is no other indication for dialysis, then one can argue that the risks of RRT (catheter insertion and infection) outweigh any benefits.