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. 2013 Mar 31;26(1):16-25.

Renal dysfunction in burns: a review

A E Ibrahim  1 , K A Sarhane, S P Fagan, J Goverman
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Renal dysfunction in burns: a review

A E Ibrahim et al. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. .

Abstract
in English, French

Acute kidney injury (AKI), although rare, is a major complication of burn injury that commonly leads to mortality. It results from a complex interplay of various cellular and neuro-humoral changes affecting burn patients. Guidelines for the treatment of this entity are still not well defined; therefore, prevention and early diagnosis are key to avoid the unfavorable prognosis of AKI. These entail a comprehensive understanding of the global physiologic changes underlying the condition of burn patients and a judicious interpretation of their continuous homeostatic alterations. The aim of this review is to present the salient features in burn patient physiology that contribute to AKI. Strategies for identifying early AKI are presented. Finally, the different treatment modalities are revisited.

Les lésions rénales aiguës (LRA) sont rares, mais elles constituent une complication majeure des brûlures qui mène souvent à la mortalité. Ces lésions sont provoquées par une interaction complexe de divers changements cellulaires et neurohumoraux qui affectent les patients brûlés. Les directives pour le traitement de ces patients ne sont pas encore bien définies et, par conséquent, la prévention et le diagnostic précoce sont essentiels pour éviter le pronostic défavorable des LRA. Cela nécessite une compréhension complète des changements physiologiques présents dans ces patients et une interprétation judicieuse de leurs continuelles altérations homéostatiques. Les Auteurs se sont proposé de présenter les principales caractéristiques de la physiologie du patient brûlé qui contribuent à ce type de lésion. Apres avoir discuté les stratégies pour identifier ces lésions en phase précoce, ils concluent avec une description des différentes modalités de traitement.

Keywords: classification of kidney injury; dialysis in burns; kidney dysfunction in burns; renal failure in burns; treatment of renal failure.

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Table I. RIFLE & AKIN criteria: Increase: ↑; decrease: ↓ .13,15
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