Nephrology consultation in acute renal failure: does timing matter?
PURPOSE: Patients who develop acute renal failure in the intensive care unit (ICU) have
extremely high rates of mortality and morbidity. The goals of this study were to identify
correlates of the timing of nephrology consultation in acute renal failure, and to explore the
relation between timing of consultation and outcomes. METHODS: We explored
associations among timing of nephrology consultation and in-hospital mortality, lengths of
hospital and ICU stay, and recovery of renal function in 215 ICU patients with acute renal …
extremely high rates of mortality and morbidity. The goals of this study were to identify
correlates of the timing of nephrology consultation in acute renal failure, and to explore the
relation between timing of consultation and outcomes. METHODS: We explored
associations among timing of nephrology consultation and in-hospital mortality, lengths of
hospital and ICU stay, and recovery of renal function in 215 ICU patients with acute renal …