Intra-abdominal hypertension does not predict renal recovery or in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury

• Main Authors: Hyo Jeong Chang (Author), Jihyun Yang (Author), Sun Chul Kim (Author), Myung-Gyu Kim (Author), Sang-Kyung Jo (Author), Won-Yong Cho (Author), Hyoung-Kyu Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although emerging evidence suggests that intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is a predictor of the development of acute kidney injury (AKI), it remains unclear whether the presence of IAH is a predictor of prognosis in patients with AKI. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the...