Pediatric acute kidney injury: the use of the RIFLE criteria.
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Abstract
Outcome in pediatric acute kidney injury (AKI) is in part related to diagnosis and intervention. Standard markers of severity of illness do not identify AKI. Modified RIFLE criteria are shown to identify patients who develop AKI, potentially allowing for early intervention.
Medical subject headings
- Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
- Diuresis
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Kidney Diseases