Objectives This chapter will: 1. Compare mortality rates observed in various critically ill pediatric populations in which acute kidney injury develops. 2. Analyze outcomes for children who acquire acute kidney injury in terms of need for renal replacement therapy. 3.…
Objectives This chapter will: 1. Review the major causes of acute kidney injury in critically ill pediatric patients. 2. Describe pediatric acute kidney injury seen in different subpopulations, including infants in the postoperative period after corrective congenital heart surgery, stem…
Introduction The complex interplay between the cardiovascular and renal systems has received significant clinical, translational, and basic research attention over the past 2 decades. In both the acute and chronic care settings, dysfunction of either the heart or the kidneys…