Acute dialysis quality initiative (ADQI): Methodology

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-93

  Kellum, John A ^a   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b   Ronco, Claudio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Clinical practice guidelines; Consensus conference; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CONSENSUS CONFERENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT PANELS; QUALITY INITIATIVES;

DIALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 41149085491     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880803100202     Document Type: Article

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