Objectives: To address the issues of Prevention and Management of Acute Renal Failure in
the ICU Patient, using the format of an International Consensus Conference. Methods and …

Purpose: A comprehensive review of the literature to provide a focused and thorough update
on the issue of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the surgical patient. Methods: A PubMed and …

Background Acute renal failure on the intensive care unit is associated with significant
mortality and morbidity. Objectives To determine recommendations for the prevention of …

Objective: Acute kidney injury is common in critically ill patients and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Patients across the spectrum of critical illness have acute …

Objective: The Acute Kidney Injury Network's proposed definition for acute kidney injury
(increment of serum creatinine≥ 0.3 mg/dL or 50% from baseline within 48 hrs or urine …

Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication that occurs frequently in hospitalized
patients. In this article, we provide an overview of the literature on the epidemiology of AKI in …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit is associated with significant
mortality and morbidity. Objectives To determine and update previous recommendations for …

Fluid overload may occur in critically ill patients as a result of aggressive resuscitation
therapies. In such circumstances, persistent fluid overload must be avoided since it does not …

Results Of 40,152 critically ill patients, 44.9% received neither vasopressors nor mechanical
ventilation on ICU day 1. Stages 2–3 AKI occurred less frequently in the low-risk patients …

Objectives: To examine the effect of severity of acute kidney injury or renal recovery on risk-
adjusted mortality across different intensive care unit settings. Acute kidney injury in …