Intensity of continuous renal-replacement therapy in critically ill patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1627-1638

  Bellomo, Rinaldo ^a   Cass, Alan ^b   Cole, Louise ^c   Finfer, Simon ^d   Gallagher, Martin ^b   Lo, Serigne ^b   McArthur, Colin ^e   McGuinness, Shay ^e   Myburgh, John ^f   Norton, Robyn ^b   Scheinkestel, Carlos ^g   Su, Steve ^b  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^f ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS HEMODIAFILTRATION; CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 70350327778     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0902413     Document Type: Article

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