Nicklaus Children's Hospital in the US has acquired the Carpediem Cardio Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine for improving dialysis treatment of infants.

This technology from Mozarc Medical is specifically designed to treat newborns with acute kidney injury and fluid overload.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is claimed to be the first in Florida to provide a machine to optimise care for the smallest patients.

Carpediem offers a miniaturised platform and enhances the precision of neonatal continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for patients weighing between 2.5kg and 10kg.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Dialysis Unit medical director Dr Nicole Christin said: “CRRT treatments have been far more challenging in infants because dialysis equipment has not been perfectly suited for the care of the smallest and most fragile patients.

“The Carpediem system is a terrific advancement, designed expressly to meet the needs of our youngest patients. It enhances the precision of neonatal CRRT treatment and lowers exposure to risks, enabling us to provide the very best possible care to children in our community and beyond.”

The device incorporates high-precision scales and sensors for control over fluid balance, blood leaks, and air bubbles.

It is designed to improve haemodynamic stability in paediatric patients compared to adult machines.

The Carpediem system is the first extracorporeal CRRT platform fine-tuned for the specialised care required by fragile patients, offering modalities such as CVVH, CVVHD, and SCUF.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will house the new Carpediem paediatric dialysis system.

The unit serves as a regional referral centre for providing advanced care for newborns.

Recently, Nicklaus Children’s Health System and Florida International University’s (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine have partnered to establish a paediatric academic hospital in South Florida, US.