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Decrements in kidney function occur in more than two thirds of hospitalized patients with critical illness,¹ and severe acute kidney injury complicates the care of more than 5% of patients who require intensive care.² Despite the potential for recovery of kidney function, acute kidney injury is associated with substantial morbidity. Mortality rates among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury range from 30% to more than 60%.^2,3,4,5,6 In the absence of effective pharmacologic therapy, the care of patients with acute kidney injury is predominantly supportive: optimizing hemodynamic and volume status, correcting electrolyte and acid–base disturbances, providing adequate nutrition, and adjusting . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System; and the Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine — both in Pittsburgh.

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