Defining acute renal failure: Physiological principles

Rinaldo Bellomo, John A. Kellum, Claudio Ronco

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Abstract

Definitions are never "right" or "wrong". They are simply more or less "useful" for a given purpose. The same is true of the clinical syndrome of acute renal failure (ARF), which is common in the ICU [1, 2]. In many ways, its nature and epidemiology resemble those of other loosely defined ICU syndromes, such as sepsis or ARDS. In this physiological note, however, we wish to focus on how our understanding of renal physiology can be used to guide the definition of ARF.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine (Second Edition)
PublisherSpringer
Pages93-97
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783642017681
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

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