"...Though the researchers wouldn’t say where the patient was from, the patient was described as a healthcare worker from a governmental organization who contracted the virus in Sierra Leone. The patient was transported to Emory University Hospital’s Severe Communicable Disease Isolation Unit in Atlanta for treatment, which included experimental antiviral drugs and intravenous fluids.
According to the report, a diuretic did not work to keep the patient’s kidneys healthy, so doctors began dialysis on the patient’s 11th day sick with Ebola. As the patient’s condition improved, the patient was switched to intermittent dialysis for six to 12 hours a day. Dialysis ended after 24 days total. Doctors found no evidence of Ebola in the patient’s dialysis waste fluids..."
http://www.healthline.com/health-ne...-give-kidney-dialysis-to-ebola-patient-111514
According to the report, a diuretic did not work to keep the patient’s kidneys healthy, so doctors began dialysis on the patient’s 11th day sick with Ebola. As the patient’s condition improved, the patient was switched to intermittent dialysis for six to 12 hours a day. Dialysis ended after 24 days total. Doctors found no evidence of Ebola in the patient’s dialysis waste fluids..."
http://www.healthline.com/health-ne...-give-kidney-dialysis-to-ebola-patient-111514
