Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician
This practical guide provides the reader with answers to important clinically relevant questions regarding the evaluation and management of acute kidney injury (AKI). All aspects of critical care nephrology are covered, from pathophysiology and diagnosis
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Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician
Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten Lui G. Forni • A.B. Johan Groeneveld Sean M. Bagshaw • Michael Joannidis Editors
Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician
Editors Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten Department of Intensive Care VU University Hospital Amsterdam The Netherlands Lui G. Forni Department of Intensive Care Medicine Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey Perioperative Anaesthesia Critical Care Collaborative Research Group (SPACeR) and Faculty of Health Care Sciences University of Surrey Guildford UK
Sean M. Bagshaw Department of Critical Care Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada Michael Joannidis Division of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Department of General Internal Medicine Medical University Innsbruck Anichstrasse Innsbruck Austria
A.B. Johan Groeneveld Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-17388-7 ISBN 978-3-319-17389-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17389-4
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Preface
This book offers a comprehensive overview of acute nephrology-related problems as encountered by the critical care physician and provides practical commonsense guidance for the management of these challenging cases. In the intensive care unit, acute kidney injury generally occurs as part of multiple organ failure due to septic or cardiogenic shock, systemic inflammation, or following a major surgery. Once the damage is done, acute kidney injury increases the risk of long-term morbidity and mortality. Awareness of its development is therefore crucial. Intensivists have a central r
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