01-12-2008 | Commentary
Acute kidney injury in burns: a story of volume and inflammation
Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2008
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Acute kidney injury occurs in approximately one-quarter to one-third of patients with major burn injury. Apart from the usual suspects – such as older age, severity of burn injury, sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction – volume overload probably has an important role in the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury.