Diuretics and mortality in acute renal failure*

Uchino, Shigehiko; S. Doig, Gordon; Bellomo, Rinaldo; Morimatsu, Hiroshi; Morgera, Stanislao; Schetz, Miet; Tan, Ian; Bouman, Catherine; Macedo, Ettiene; T. Noel Gibney, R.; Tolwani, Ashita; Ronco, Claudio; A. Kellum, John

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000132892.51063.2f

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Diuretics and mortality in acute renal failure*

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Aug 1, 2004

Authors:

Shigehiko Uchino

Gordon S. Doig

Rinaldo Bellomo

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: According to recent research, diuretics may increase mortality in acute renal failure patients. The administration of diuretics in such patients has been discouraged. Our objective was to determine the impact of diuretics on the mortality rate of critically ill patients with acute renal f...

Subject

Medicine

Furosemide

Diuretic

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