Journal article
Secular trends in acute dialysis after elective major surgery — 1995 to 2009
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury is a serious complication of elective major surgery. Acute dialysis is used to support life in the most severe cases. We examined whether rates and outcomes of acute dialysis after elective major surgery have changed over time.
METHODS: We used data from Ontario's universal health care databases to study all consecutive patients who had elective major surgery at 118 hospitals between 1995 and 2009. Our primary …
Authors
Siddiqui NF; Coca SG; Devereaux PJ; Jain AK; Li L; Luo J; Parikh CR; Paterson M; Philbrook HT; Wald R
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 184, No. 11, pp. 1237–1245
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
August 7, 2012
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.110895
ISSN
0820-3946