Outcomes of elderly patients with acute kidney injury on a renal high dependency unit

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1209-1210

  Wang, J H ^a   Joslin, J ^a   Jenkins, R ^a   Sharpe, C C ^a   Jayawardene, S ^a   Shah, S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; WARD; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84942597845     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12683     Document Type: Letter

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