Acute kidney injury develops in a 20-year-old man with Marfan's syndrome after aortic-valve
replacement complicated by thoracic aortic dissection. Continuous renal-replacement …

Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of mortality in critically ill patients. Increased
insight into the complexities of this disease process has resulted in the targeting of various …

Purpose Septic shock is a leading cause of death among critically ill patients, in particular
when complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI). Small experimental and human clinical …

Prospective evaluation of short-term, high-volume isovolemic... : Critical Care Medicine
Prospective evaluation of short-term, high-volume isovolemic hemofiltration on the hemodynamic …

Acute renal failure (ARF) is a well known complication of severe burns and is an important
factor leading to an increase in mortality. In order to analyze possible pathogenetic and …

Sepsis syndrome, a systemic response to infection, can beget devastating outcomes even in
previously normal individuals. Recent research in septic patients has led to the discovery …

Rationale: The optimal strategy for initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients
with severe acute kidney injury in the context of septic shock and acute respiratory distress …

Background Severe sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of death in the intensive
care unit (ICU), despite advances in the treatment of patients with severe sepsis and septic …

Continuous renal replacement modalities have found widespread use and acceptance over
the last decade. The various modalities differ in the kind of access (arteriovenous v …

Non-renal indications for continuous renal replacement therapy. While there is clear support
for the use of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill acute renal failure …