Combining creatinine and volume kinetics identifies missed cases of acute kidney injury following cardiac arrest

• Main Authors: Pickering, John W., Md Ralib, Azrina, Endre, Zoltan H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Critical Care Forum 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/32042/1/Crit_Care_2013_Pickering-2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32042/; http://ccforum.com/content/17/1/R7

Introduction Fluid resuscitation in the critically ill often results in a positive fluid balance, potentially diluting the serum creatinine concentration and delaying diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods Dilution during AKI was quantified by combining creatinine and volume kinetics t...