Epidemiology of Chronic Dialysis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit ( Hemodialysis )

Publication series ： Hemodialysis

Author： Melanie Chan and Marlies Ostermann  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT4592952424

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535109884

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535109884

Subject： R5 Internal Medicine;R69 urological (genito - urinary diseases)

Keyword： 泌尿科学（泌尿生殖系疾病）,内科学

Language： ENG

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Epidemiology of Chronic Dialysis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

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Chapter 9 Epidemiology of Chronic Dialysis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

1. Introduction

2. Characteristics on admission to ICU

3. Characteristics of critically ill dialysis patients

3.1. Severity of illness scores

3.2. Reasons for admission to ICU

4. Short term outcomes of chronic dialysis patients admitted to ICU

4.1. Mortality

4.2. Length of stay

4.3. Re-admission to ICU

5. Longer term outcomes of critically ill dialysis patients

6. ICU outcomes in AKI compared to ESRD

7. Validity of ICU severity scores in ESRD

8. End of life planning in critically ill dialysis patients

9. Conclusion

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