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Shifting Paradigms in Acute Kidney Injury

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2014

Part of the book series: Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((AUICEM,volume 2014))

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent finding in critically ill patients and associated with adverse outcomes, such as increased length of stay, end-stage-renal disease (ESRD) and mortality [1, 2]. Approximately 50 % of ICU patients have AKI as defined by the sensitive RIFLE definition, and 5–15 % of ICU patients are treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT). Several new concepts, encompassing practically all aspects of AKI from diagnosis to treatment and outcome, have evolved over the last few years. This overview describes the most important new insights on AKI, based on recent research and consensus reports.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    W. De Corte & E.A.J. Hoste

  2. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Intensive Care, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium

    W. De Corte

  3. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, AZ Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium

    I. De Laet

  4. Research Foundation Flanders, Brussel, Belgium

    E.A.J. Hoste

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De Corte, W., De Laet, I., Hoste, E. (2014). Shifting Paradigms in Acute Kidney Injury. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2014. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03746-2_40

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