Abstract
The use of diuretics in critically ill patients with acute renal failure was associated with an increased risk of death and nonrecovery of renal function. Although observational data prohibit causal inference, it is unlikely that diuretics afford any material benefit in this clinical setting. In the absence of compelling contradictory data from a randomized, blinded clinical trial, the widespread use of diuretics in critically ill patients with acute renal failure should be discouraged.
Keywords
MedicineOdds ratioInternal medicineHeart failureRenal functionAcute kidney injuryDiureticConfidence intervalNephrologyRenal replacement therapyIntensive care medicineCardiology
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- 288
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- 2547-2547
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Ravindra L. Mehta
(2002).
Diuretics, Mortality, and Nonrecovery of Renal Function in Acute Renal Failure.
JAMA
, 288
(20)
, 2547-2547.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.20.2547
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- 10.1001/jama.288.20.2547