Fluid balance-adjusted creatinine at initiation of continuous venovenous hemofiltration and mortality. A post-hoc analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

INTRODUCTION:Acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) is associated with high mortality. The creatinine-based stage of AKI is considered when deciding to start or delay RRT. However, creatinine is not only determined by renal function (excretion), but also by dilution (flu...

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Main Authors: Susanne Stads, Louise Schilder, S Azam Nurmohamed, Frank H Bosch, Ilse M Purmer, Sylvia S den Boer, Cynthia G Kleppe, Marc G Vervloet, Albertus Beishuizen, Armand R J Girbes, Pieter M Ter Wee, Diederik Gommers, A B Johan Groeneveld, Heleen M Oudemans-van Straaten, CASH study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5991340?pdf=render