Open AccessAcute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock--a significant independent risk factor for mortality: results from the German Prevalence Study
Author(s) -
Michael Oppert,
Christoph Engel,
Frank M. Brunkhorst,
Holger Bogatsch,
Konrad Reinhart,
Ulrich Frei,
KaiUwe Eckardt,
Markus Loeffler,
Stefan John,
for the German Competence Network Sepsis (Sepnet)
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfm610
Subject(s) - medicine , septic shock , sepsis , risk factor , shock (circulatory) , disease , intensive care medicine , acute kidney injury
Sound data about the prevalence of acute renal failure (ARF) among patients with severe sepsis and septic shock are lacking. Further, it is not known whether ARF is an independent risk factor for mortality in septic patients or merely an indicator of disease severity.
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