The provision and practice of renal replacement therapy on adult intensive care units in the United Kingdom

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1063-1069

  Wright, Stephen E ^a   Bodenham, A ^b   Short, A I K ^c   Turney, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; haemofiltration, renal replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROSTACYCLIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEPTIC SHOCK; THROMBOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 0242364212     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03449.x     Document Type: Article

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