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Postoperative Renal Failure

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Renal failure is a common problem in hospitalized patients. Postoperative patients are at elevated risk of renal failure, accounting for 9–25% of cases1 with an associated increase in mortality up to 26%.2

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  1. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Adam C. Schaffer

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Schaffer, A.C., Stefan, M.S. (2011). Postoperative Renal Failure. In: Cohn, S. (eds) Perioperative Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-498-2_40

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