Early initiation of dialysis: mortality and renal function recovery in acute kidney injury patients

INTRODUCTION: The decision of when to start dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) patients with overt uremia is strongly established, however, when blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels is < 100 mg/dL the timing of initiation of dialysis remains uncertain. Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess...

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Main Authors: Ginivaldo Victor Ribeiro do Nascimento, André Luis Balbi, Daniela Ponce, Juliana Maria Gera Abrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002012000400005&lng=en&tlng=en