Precipitating factors and patient outcomes in acute kidney injury treated with renal replacement therapy

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-32

  Mcmillan, Merlin ^a   Mactier, Robert ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Haemodialysis; Renal replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959366594     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2011.011035     Document Type: Article

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