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Published in: Critical Care 1/2004

01-02-2004 | Poster presentation

Clinical evaluation of the new RIFLE criteria for acute renal failure

Authors: E Hoste, G Clermont, A Kersten, R Venkataraman, H Kaldas, D Angus, J Kellum

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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The recently proposed RIFLE classification of acute renal failure (ARF) (Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative, http://​www.​ADQI.​net) has yet to be evaluated in a general ICU population. RIFLE defines three grades of severity of ARF on the basis of either urine output (U) or an acute increase in serum creatinine (C): risk = C × 1.5 or U < 0.5 ml/kg/hour × 6 hours; injury = C × 2 or U < 0.5 ml/kg/hour × 12 hours; and failure = C × 3, C ≥ 4 mg/dl, U < 0.3 ml/kg/hour × 24 hours, or anuria × 12 hours. …
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Title
Clinical evaluation of the new RIFLE criteria for acute renal failure
Authors
E Hoste
G Clermont
A Kersten
R Venkataraman
H Kaldas
D Angus
J Kellum
Publication date
01-02-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2629

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