Renal replacement therapy in intensive care units: A survey of nephrological practice in northwest Italy

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-176

  Mariano, Filippo ^a   Pozzato, Marco ^b   Canepari, Giorgio ^c   Vitale, Corrado ^d   Bermond, Francesca ^e   Sacco, Colombano ^f   Amore, Alessandro ^g   Manes, Massimo ^h   Navino, Carlo ⁱ  

^a CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S GIOVANNI BOSCO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^f C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^g OIRM   (Italy)

^h Umberto Parini Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; Northwest Italy; Renal replacement therapy; Survey

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONSULTATION; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEPHROLOGIST; NEPHROLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; KIDNEY DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79953695644     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JN.2010.2380     Document Type: Article

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