Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Acute Renal Failure in the ITU: The Nephrologist’s View....Pages 3-12
Epidemiology of Acute Renal Failure in France Today....Pages 13-22
Acute Renal Failure and Sepsis: A Microbiologist’s View....Pages 23-33
Acute Renal Failure at a Crossroads....Pages 35-39
Acute Renal Failure in Old Age....Pages 41-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Cortical and Juxtamedullary Glomerular Blood Flow After Temporary Ischaemia....Pages 47-58
Are Atrial Pressures Involved in the Regulation of Sodium and Water Balance? Studies in Conscious Animals....Pages 59-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Endothelial and Mesangial Cell Dysfunction in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 77-89
Role of the Medulla in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 91-102
Ischaemic Acute Renal Failure in an Intact Animal Model....Pages 103-114
Eicosanoids and Acute Renal Failure....Pages 115-129
Disturbances in Renal Function Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction....Pages 131-141
A Review of Mediators and the Hepatorenal Syndrome....Pages 143-155
Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure....Pages 157-166
Nature of Postischaemic Renal Injury Following Aortic or Cardiac Surgery....Pages 167-180
Acute Renal Failure in Sepsis....Pages 181-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Strategies in Management of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit....Pages 193-214
Acute Renal Failure and Crush Injury....Pages 215-221
Renal Function After Open Heart Surgery....Pages 223-233
Acute Renal Failure Following Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation....Pages 235-241
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Bleeding in Acute Renal Failure....Pages 243-254
Mechanisms of Uraemic Encephalopathy....Pages 255-267
Measuring Severity of Illness....Pages 269-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Prophylaxis of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 279-309
Appropriate Renal Support in the Management of Acute Renal and Respiratory Failure: Does Early Aggressive Treatment Improve the Outcome?....Pages 311-318
The Role of Spontaneous and Pumped Haemofiltration....Pages 319-329
Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU: Approaches in Switzerland....Pages 331-336
Anticoagulation and Extracorporeal Circuits: The Role of Prostacyclin....Pages 337-345
Nutritional Support in Acute Renal Failure in the Critically III....Pages 347-357
The Prevention of Severe Combined Acute Respiratory and Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit....Pages 359-385
Back Matter....Pages 387-392