Severe acute kidney injury associated with immersion into seawater
Near drowning is an important, but rarely reported precipitant of acute kidney injury (AKI). The underlying pathophysiology is thought to be ischaemic kidney injury, but diagnostic uncertainty has arisen due to reports of isolated AKI in the absence of ischaemic damage to other organs. Here we descr...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Cogent Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1297190 |