Can we rely on blood urea nitrogen as a biomarker to determine when to initiate dialysis?

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Sep;1(5):903-4. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02560706. Epub 2006 Aug 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / blood
  • Acute Kidney Injury / complications
  • Acute Kidney Injury / diagnosis
  • Acute Kidney Injury / mortality*
  • Acute Kidney Injury / therapy*
  • Azotemia / blood
  • Azotemia / etiology*
  • Azotemia / mortality
  • Azotemia / therapy
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Blood Urea Nitrogen*
  • Critical Illness
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Renal Dialysis*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Biomarkers