Severe acute renal failure in adults: Place of care, incidence and outcomes

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 661-666

  Hegarty, Janet ^a   Middleton, R J ^a   Krebs, M ^a   Hussain, H ^a   Cheung, C ^a   Ledson, T ^a   Hutchison, A J ^b   Kalra, P A ^a   Rayner, H C ^c   Stevens, P E ^d   O'Donoghue, D J ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 24144454202     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci109     Document Type: Article

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