Degree of Acute Kidney Injury before Dialysis Initiation and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients

Autor: Charuhas V. Thakar, Annette Christianson, Peter Almenoff, Ron Freyberg, Marta L. Render
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Nephrology, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-214X
2090-2158
DOI: 10.1155/2013/827459
Popis: In a multicenter observational cohort of patients-admitted to intensive care units (ICU), we assessed whether creatinine elevation prior to dialysis initiation in acute kidney injury (AKI-D) further discriminates risk-adjusted mortality. AKI-D was categorized into four groups (Grp) based on creatinine elevation after ICU admission but before dialysis initiation: Grp I > 0.3 mg/dL to
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