Acute renal failure in intensive care: accurate diagnosis for effective treatment

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acute kidney injury, intensive care units, mortality, renal replacement therapy

Abstract

Acute kidney injury is common in intensive care units and is associated with high mortality, especially when renal replacement therapy is required. Despite the availability of various dialysis techniques, no improvement in survival has been demonstrated. Conventional biomarkers used to diagnose this condition are neither sensitive nor specific, leading to delayed treatment.

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Richard Marcial Gálvez Vila, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. 

Claudia de la Caridad Ramos Paret, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. 

Eric Alfredo Corcoles Rosabal, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma

Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma, 

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Published

2025-06-05

How to Cite

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Gálvez Vila RM, Ramos Paret C de la C, Corcoles Rosabal EA. Acute renal failure in intensive care: accurate diagnosis for effective treatment. CienCiMed [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 5 [cited 2025 Jun. 8];4:e146. Available from: https://ciencimed.sld.cu/index.php/ciencimed/article/view/146

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