The impact of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury on long-term prognosis of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation: nationwide population-based study.

The impact of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury on long-term prognosis of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation: nationwide population-based study.

BACKGROUND: Prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is increasingly common worldwide, consuming enormous healthcare resources. Factors that modify PMV outcome are still obscure. METHODS: We selected patients without preceding mechanical ventilation within the one past year and who developed PMV durin...

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Main Authors: Chia-Ter Chao, Chun-Cheng Hou, Vin-Cent Wu, Hsin-Ming Lu, Cheng-Yi Wang, Likwang Chen, Tze-Wah Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3520952?pdf=render

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