The epidemiology of acute renal failure: 1975 Versus 2005

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 557-560

  Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Critical illness; Epidemiology; Hemodialysis; Hemofiltration; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMORBIDITY; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750542944     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000247443.86628.68     Document Type: Review

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