Validating the utilisation of venous bicarbonate as a predictor of acute kidney injury in crush syndrome from sjambok injuries
Background. Crush injury secondary to sjambok beatings is a well-described phenomenon in southern Africa. Owing to a number of factors, it can result in acute kidney injury (AKI). In 1992, Muckart et al. described a risk stratification system using venous bicarbonate (VB) that can be used in the man...
Main Authors: | David Lee Skinner, Grant L Laing, John Bruce, Bruce Biccard, David J J Muckart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2017-05-01
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Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11888/8050 |
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