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Epidemiology and outcomes of elderly patients requiring renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) in critically ill patients is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The appropriateness of RRT initiation is sometimes questioned in elderly patients. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the long-term mortality, dialysis dependence and quality of life...

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Autores principales: Salathé, Cécile, Poli, Elettra, Altarelli, Marco, Bianchi, Nathan Axel, Schneider, Antoine Guillaume
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7980322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33740897
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02302-4