Insuficiencia renal aguda en pacientes en estado crítico: un estudio multinacional y multicéntrico.

Shigehiko Uchino1, John A Kellum, Rinaldo Bellomo

  • 1Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

JAMA
|August 18, 2005
PubMed
Resumen

La insuficiencia renal aguda (IRA) afecta al 5-6% de los pacientes en unidades de cuidados intensivos a nivel mundial, siendo el shock séptico una de las principales causas. Esta condición crítica está vinculada a una alta tasa de mortalidad hospitalaria, lo que subraya la necesidad de mejorar las estrategias de gestión.

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