Meta-analysis of frusemide to prevent or treat acute renal failure

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7565, 2006, Pages 420-423

  Ho, Kwok M ^a   Sheridan, David J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; PLACEBO;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIALYSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIURETICS; FUROSEMIDE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33748275458     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38902.605347.7C     Document Type: Review

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