Replacement of albumin by hydroxyethylstarch could increase the risk for acute kidney injury in patients with severe ARDS

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 719-720

  Briegel, Isabel ^a   Rehm, Markus ^a   Briegel, Josef ^a   Schelling, Gustav ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HETASTARCH;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LETTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; HETASTARCH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79953826040     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2115-y     Document Type: Letter

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