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Intense urine output monitoring beneficial in ICU
December 2, 2017
Patients who underwent intensive urine output monitoring received less fluid in their first 24 hours than did those who received less intensive monitoring.
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VIDEO: Balanced crystalloids protect kidney better than saline
November 1, 2017
TORONTO – Vanderbilt University Medical Center is transitioning from primarily using saline to balanced crystalloid IV fluids to prevent adverse renal events in hospitalized patients.
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Carvedilol fails to reduce variceal bleeds in acute-on-chronic liver failure
October 24, 2017
Some improvement seen at 28 days in acute kidney injury, sepsis.
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Oral anticoagulation ‘reasonable’ in advanced kidney disease with A-fib
October 5, 2017
Reduced stroke risk, no increase in bleeding in atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease.
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FDA approves Vabomere for complicated UTI in adults
August 31, 2017
The new drug, administered by intravenous infusion, is expected to be available before the end of the year.
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Award for best hospital goes to … the Mayo Clinic
August 9, 2017
The U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2017-2018 includes the usual suspects, with the University of Michigan making a big move up the list.
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Alpha blockers may facilitate the expulsion of larger ureteric stones
May 11, 2017
Are alpha blockers efficacious in patients with ureteric stones?
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AKI is common in young, critically ill adults
February 14, 2017
Clinical question: What are the epidemiology, risk factors, and associated morbidity and mortality of AKI in critically ill children and young adults?
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Acute kidney injury common in children, young adults in ICU
November 18, 2016
Acute kidney injury is common in children and young adults admitted to ICU.