Acute kidney injury in adults receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been utilized for critically ill patients such as patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock or life-threatening respiratory failure. Acute kidney injury (AKI) that develops during ECMO is associated with a very poor outcome, possibly because of acc...

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Main Authors: Yung-Chang Chen, Feng-Chun Tsai, Ji-Tseng Fang, Chih-Wei Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966461400151X