Delivery of Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury: What Are the Key Issues?

• Published in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 869 - 875
• Main Authors: Davenport, Andrew, Bouman, Catherine, Kirpalani, Ashok, Skippen, Peter, Tolwani, Ashita, Mehta, Ravindra L., Palevsky, Paul M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Nephrology 01.05.2008
• Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury - mortality; Acute Kidney Injury - therapy; Biomedical Research - organization & administration; Decision Support Techniques; Delivery of Health Care - standards; Delphi Technique; Evidence-Based Medicine; Focus Groups; Humans; Patient Selection; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Program Development; Renal Replacement Therapy - standards; Treatment Outcome

The prescription and delivery of renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury is subject to a wide variation and is conditioned by a multiplicity of factors. A variety of renal replacement therapy modalities are now available to treat acute kidney injury; however, there are no standards for the...