High-volume hemofiltration in adult burn patients with septic shock and acute kidney injury: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

High-volume hemofiltration in adult burn patients with septic shock and acute kidney injury: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Sepsis and septic shock occur commonly in severe burns. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is also common and often results as a consequence of sepsis. Mortality is unacceptably high in burn patients who develop AKI requiring renal replacement therapy and is presumed to be even higher whe...

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Main Authors: Kevin K. Chung, Elsa C. Coates, David J. Smith, Rachel A. Karlnoski, William L. Hickerson, Angela L. Arnold-Ross, Michael J. Mosier, Marcia Halerz, Amy M. Sprague, Robert F. Mullins, Daniel M. Caruso, Marlene Albrecht, Brett D. Arnoldo, Agnes M. Burris, Sandra L. Taylor, Steven E. Wolf, for the Randomized controlled Evaluation of high-volume hemofiltration in adult burn patients with Septic shoCk and acUte kidnEy injury (RESCUE) Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
High-volume hemofiltration
Burns
Septic shock
Acute kidney injury
Randomized controlled trial
Multicenter
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1878-8

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