American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 272-284 , August 2008

Timing of Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation in Acute Renal Failure: A Meta-analysis

  • Victor F. Seabra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ethan M. Balk, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Orfeas Liangos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Marie Anne Sosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Miguel Cendoroglo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • ,
  • Bertrand L. Jaber, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Bertrand L. Jaber, MD, MS, Department of Medicine, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, 736 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02135.

Received 24 October 2007 ,Accepted 28 February 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.371 on June 19, 2008.Because an author of this manuscript is an editor for AJKD, the peer-review and decision-making processes were handled entirely by an Associate Editor (Jonathan Craig, MD, PhD, University of Sydney) who served as Acting Editor-in-Chief. Details of the journal's procedures for potential editor conflicts are given in the Editorial Policies section of the AJKD website.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.371

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 272-284 , August 2008

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