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In contrast to the situation of patients receiving maintenance dialysis, in which information from large, standardized data bases may give us insight into potential management strategies, when it comes to devising treatment approaches to patients with acute renal failure, we are sailing in stormy waters without beacons or buoys. Mortality rates among patients with acute renal failure can be quite high, but this diagnosis encompasses a broad mix of patients. In the case of a patient who is an appropriate candidate for renal-replacement therapy, four questions must be answered: When should renal-replacement therapy be started? What type should be used? . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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