Acute kidney disease stage predicts outcome of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.

BACKGROUND:The mortality rate of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), especially those patients that develop acute kidney injury (AKI) is high. Acute kidney disease (AKD) is a term used to describe the continuum from AKI to chronic kidney disease. However, the role of AKD in predi...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Kai Hsu, I-Wen Wu, Yih-Ting Chen, Tsung-Yu Tsai, Feng-Chun Tsai, Ji-Tseng Fang, Yung-Chang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231505