Timing of renal replacement therapy and long-term risk of chronic kidney disease and death in intensive care patients with acute kidney injury

Timing of renal replacement therapy and long-term risk of chronic kidney disease and death in intensive care patients with acute kidney injury

Abstract Background The optimal time to initiate renal replacement therapy (RRT) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) is unclear. We examined the impact of early RRT on long-term mortality, risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Meth...

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Main Authors: Søren Christiansen, Steffen Christensen, Lars Pedersen, Henrik Gammelager, J. Bradley Layton, M. Alan Brookhart, Christian Fynbo Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease
End-stage renal disease
Renal replacement therapy
Timing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1903-y

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