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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;4(18):354.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.12.

Timing of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: where are the hands on the clock?

Patrick M Honore  1 , Rita Jacobs  1 , Olivier Joannes-Boyau  2 , Inne Hendrickx  1 , Herbert D Spapen  1
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Editorial

Timing of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: where are the hands on the clock?

Patrick M Honore et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Sep.
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  • 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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