Impact of glycemic control on the incidence of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a comparison of two strategies using the RIFLE criteria

Impact of glycemic control on the incidence of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a comparison of two strategies using the RIFLE criteria

OBJECTIVE: To compare the renal outcome in patients submitted to two different regimens of glycemic control, using the RIFLE criteria to define acute kidney injury. INTRODUCTION: The impact of intensive insulin therapy on renal function outcome is controversial. The lack of a criterion for AKI defin...

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Main Authors: José Raimundo Araújo de Azevedo, Renato Palácio de Azevedo, Lara Carneiro de Lucena, Nathalia de Nazaré Rabelo da Costa, Widlane Sousa da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Critical illness
Insulin
Hypoglycemia
Renal failure
Glycemic control
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000800005

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