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Comment
. 2016 Sep;8(9):E1006-E1009.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.22.

Early or delayed initiation of renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients-do we know the right time?

Yohei Komaru  1 , Kent Doi  1
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Comment

Early or delayed initiation of renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients-do we know the right time?

Yohei Komaru et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Initiation Strategies for Renal-Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit.
    Gaudry S, Hajage D, Schortgen F, Martin-Lefevre L, Pons B, Boulet E, Boyer A, Chevrel G, Lerolle N, Carpentier D, de Prost N, Lautrette A, Bretagnol A, Mayaux J, Nseir S, Megarbane B, Thirion M, Forel JM, Maizel J, Yonis H, Markowicz P, Thiery G, Tubach F, Ricard JD, Dreyfuss D; AKIKI Study Group. Gaudry S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jul 14;375(2):122-33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1603017. Epub 2016 May 15. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27181456 Clinical Trial.

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