… lack of standardized hemodynamic and … standard perioperative care. A heterogeneous
collection of study populations, types of surgical procedures, monitoring methods, and treatment …

… The term acute kidney injury has replaced acute renal failure to … of kidney injury exists that
begins long before sufficient loss of excretory kidney function can be measured with standard …

… AKI is often a continuum of kidney injury rather than a single-hit, freestanding condition (figure
1). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important risk factor in AKI development and AKI in …

… We have proposed uniform standards for diagnosing and classifying AKI which will need
to be validated in future studies. The Acute Kidney Injury Network offers a mechanism for …

… an injury marker but rather a functional marker (and a poor one at that, especially in the acute
setting). A rise in SCr may not define kidney injury … pathophysiology, treatment implications …

Background. Increasing the dose of renal replacement therapy has been shown to improve
survival in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in several smaller European trials…

… There is considerable uncertainty regarding the optimal timing of renal replacement therapy
(RRT) initiation in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Although the need to …

… RIFLE) classification currently provides a standardized estimate of incidence and … kidney
function is limited and functional impairment poorly correlates with structural injury to the kidneys…

… Septic shock is a leading cause of death among critically ill patients, in particular when
complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI). Small experimental and human clinical studies have …

… NOTE Lipid formulations of amphotericin B seem to cause less nephrotoxicity compared
with standard formulations, but direct comparisons of long-term safety are lacking. …