A tantalizing question: Ferrari or Rolls Royce? A meta-analysis on the ideal renal replacement modality for acute kidney injury at the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 649-650

  Van Biesen, Wim ^a   Lameire, Norbert ^a   Vanholder, Raymond ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Continuous venovenous hemofiltration; Intensive care unit; Meta analysis; Renal replacement therapy; Slow low efficient daily dialysis unit

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY INJURY; MACHINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549175137     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181629D00     Document Type: Editorial

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