A prospective, multicenter study of the epidemiology, management, and outcome of severe acute renal failure in a 'closed' ICU system

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-196

  Cole, Louise ^a,b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a,b   Silvester, William ^a,b   Reeves, John H ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MAROONDAH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0033909366     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.1.9907016     Document Type: Article

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