Abstract
Hemodialysis improves survival for animals with acute kidney injury beyond what would be expected with conventional management of the same animals. Clinical evidence and experience in human patients suggest a role for earlier intervention with renal replacement to avoid the morbidity of uremia and to promote better metabolic stability and recovery. For a large population of animal patients, it is the advanced standard for the management of acute and chronic uremia, life-threatening poisoning, and fluid overload for which there is no alternative therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-225 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- Kt/V
- Kt/V
- Kt/V
- Kt/V
- Hemodialysis
- Kt/V
- Urea clearance
- Urea generation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Small Animals