Renal and electrolyte complications are commonplace in intensive care. This article will
focus on selected issues of interest to practicing of critical care physicians. It is not meant to …

Since the clinical apphcation of continuous hemofihration techniques to the management of
acute renal failure in critical illness, there has been persistent controversy as to which …

Acute renal failure in the critically ill patient is associated with high mortality. Often these
patients are hemodynamically unstable, require judicious fluid management, and have a …

The kidneys are organs that primarily regulate volume and composition of internal fluid
environment; their excretory function is incidental to their regulatory function. In renal failure …

The kidney's function relies on two main structures: the glomeruli which filters blood and the
tubules and collecting ducts which remove filtered waste products, maintain fluid balance …

Acute renal failure (ARF) is characterised by progressive azotaemia, and for therapeutic
purposes consideration of prerenal, intrinsic renal and postrenal types still holds good …

This book offers a comprehensive overview of acute nephrology-related problems as
encountered by the critical care physician and provides practical commonsense guidance …

A workshop was organised in order to achieve multi-discipli-nary review of the pathogenesis
and management of acute failure, particularly as it occurs and is managed in intensive …

Increased recognition of the overlap between critical care and renal medicine, and recent
advances in the understanding of acute renal failure and the application of renal …

Acute renal failure is commonly encountered in the intensive care unit. It is associated with
considerable morbidity and mortality. There are many possible aetiologies in the critically ill …