Tag: RRT

The earlier the better? Maybe, maybe not for renal replacement therapy.

In this recent re-look at patients from a previous seminal study, a ‘nested’ cohort from the RENAL study with RIFLE ‘I’ acute kidney injury (GFR<50%, creatinine rise to twice baseline, UOP <0.5ml/kg for 12hr).were selected. The APACHE III score for those supported late was significantly lower suggesting there may have been something different (a covariate, so not …

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