Thrombocytopenia on the first day of emergency department visit predicts higher risk of acute kidney injury among elderly patients

BACKGROUND: Few studies have addressed risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in geriatric patients. We investigated whether thrombocytopenia was a risk factor for AKI in geriatric patients with medical illnesses. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted, by recruiting elderly (≥65 year...

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Autores principales: Chao, Chia-Ter, Tsai, Hung-Bin, Chiang, Chih-Kang, Huang, Jenq-Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5303206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28187736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-017-0355-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5303206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28187736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-017-0355-3

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