Severe AKI in Young ICU Patients Predicts Higher Mortality
The condition also is associated with greater use of renal-replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation.
The condition also is associated with greater use of renal-replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation.
Pending future research, patients should avoid taking more than 120 mg per day.
It also may shorten intensive care unit and hospital length of stay versus late RRT in critically ill patients, meta-analysis reveals.
Their risk of the rare but life-threatening condition is twice as high as in hemodialysis patients.
Studies also link kidney stone development to osteoporosis and proton pump inhibitor use.
The risks of death from any cause were elevated by 22% and 31% for individuals with serum potassium levels of 5.5 mmol/L and 3.2 mmol/L, respectively, compared with 4.2 mmol/L.
Researchers present results from the first long-term study of Urea USP in the United States.
Study reveals a link between higher BMI in HD patients and greater incorporation of omega-3 fatty acids into red blood cell membranes.
Death risk increased markedly once serum potassium values exceeded 5.5 mEq/L.
Evidence suggests decreased sodium absorption could be a contributing factor in at least some patients.