Impact of dialysis practice patterns on outcomes in acute kidney injury in Intensive Care Unit

Conclusions: Adaption of PIRRT resulted in 37% reduction of utilization of CRRT. The mortality rate was significantly reduced during the period of adaption of PIRRT, possibly due to early initiation of RRT in the latter period for indications such as anuria and metabolic acidosis.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - January 11, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Rajeev A AnnigeriVenkatappa NandeeshRamanathan KaruniyaSasikumar RajalakshmiRamesh VenkataramanNagarajan Ramakrishnan Source Type: research