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Acute kidney injury surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Renal replacement is usually reserved for patients with either severe acidosis, pulmonary edema and uremic complications.
Indications
Indications
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with acute kidney injury. Renal replacement is usually reserved for patients with either:[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Hobson C, Singhania G, Bihorac A (October 2015). “Acute Kidney Injury in the Surgical Patient”. Crit Care Clin. 31 (4): 705–23. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2015.06.007. PMC 4584402. PMID 26410139.
- ↑ Fry AC, Farrington K (February 2006). “Management of acute renal failure”. Postgrad Med J. 82 (964): 106–16. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2005.038588. PMC 2596697. PMID 16461473.
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