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Comment
. 2011;15(1):112.
doi: 10.1186/cc9405. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Too early initiation of renal replacement therapy may be harmful

Christophe Vinsonneau  1 , Mehran Monchi
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Comment

Too early initiation of renal replacement therapy may be harmful

Christophe Vinsonneau et al. Crit Care. 2011.

Abstract

In an observational multicenter study, Elseviers and colleagues report that renal replacement therapy (RRT) in acutely ill patients treated for acute kidney injury is an independent risk factor for death. This result may question the benefit of the current practice of early RRT initiation.

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