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01-04-2013 | What's New in Intensive Care
Acute kidney injury: new studies
Authors:
Antoine G. Schneider, Rinaldo Bellomo
Published in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Issue 4/2013
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Excerpt
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill patients and independently associated with important morbidity and mortality [
1]. However, its pathophysiology and optimal management remain largely unknown. In this brief review, we present recent advances in the understanding, prevention and management of AKI. …