Continuous versus intermittent renal replacement therapy: A meta-analysis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-37

  Kellum, John A ^a   Angus, Derek C ^a   Johnson, John P ^b   Leblanc, Martine ^c   Griffin, Martin ^d   Ramakrishnan, Nagarajan ^a   Linde Zwirble, Walter T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Health Process Management LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Continuous renal replacement therapy; Hemodialysis; Hemofiltration; Intensive care unit; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036163511     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-001-1159-4     Document Type: Article

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