Understanding urine output in critically ill patients
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Understanding urine output in critically ill patients
Urine output often is used as a marker of acute kidney injury but also to guide fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients. Although decrease of urine output may be associated to a decrease of glomerular filtration rate due to decrease of renal blood flow or renal perfusion pressure, neurohormonal factors and functional changes may influence diuresis and natriuresis in critically ill patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Intensive Care
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2110-5820
DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-1-13