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Review
. 2017 Jul;24(4):241-245.
doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2017.05.007.

Information Technology and Acute Kidney Injury: Alerts, Alarms, Bells, and Whistles

F Perry Wilson  1
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Review

Information Technology and Acute Kidney Injury: Alerts, Alarms, Bells, and Whistles

F Perry Wilson. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

The goal of this review is to describe the rationale for alerting systems for acute kidney injury, the challenges associated with alert implementation, and the efficacy (or lack thereof) of acute kidney injury alerts to date.

Keywords: Alert; Care Bundle; Clinical Decision Support; Monitoring; Outcomes; Real-time; Renal Failure.

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