Critical Care Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy in Children
This book represents an invaluable resource for professionals for the diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children and how to select and deliver the appropriate form of renal replacement therapy (RRT). Experts from all o
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Critical Care Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy in Children
Akash Deep • Stuart L. Goldstein Editors
Critical Care Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy in Children
Editors Akash Deep Paediatric Intensive Care Unit King’s College Hospital London United Kingdom
Stuart L. Goldstein Center for Acute Care Nephrology Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH USA
ISBN 978-3-319-90280-7 ISBN 978-3-319-90281-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90281-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018949157 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword 1
Perhaps no other area of pediatric intensive care medicine (PICM) has changed in the last decade as much as renal failure and its management: New definitions for acute kidney injury, biomarkers to define and guide treatment, and the normalization of safe and effective renal replacement therapy as a standard PICM therapy, rather than a rescue option. Children of all ages with severe sepsis, metabolic diseases, and intrinsic kidney disease together with those undergoing cardiac surgery or admitted with complications from stem cell transplant all benefit from this focus, and now with the prospect of long-term outcomes for affected children our knowledge base and concepts are expanded rapidly. Textbooks from even a few years ago are now obsolete, and so this new textbook is necessary, relevant, and actually a very good read! This book will serve as the current definitive textbook for intensivists and nephrologists dealing with acute kidney injury and diseases, including provi
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