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An isolated elevation in blood urea level is not ‘uraemia’ and not an indication for renal replacement therapy in the ICU

The decision to initiate renal replacement therapy (RRT) and the optimal timing for commencement is a difficult decision faced by clinicians when treating acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care setting. Without clinically significant ureamic symptoms or emergent indications (electrolyte abn...

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Autores principales: Mackenzie, Jack, Chacko, Bobby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29132411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1868-x