Challenges of defining acute kidney injury

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-243

  Ostermann, M ^a   Chang, R W S ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953797694     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq185     Document Type: Article

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