Abstract

Patients in the intensive care with acute kidney injury (AKI) needing dialysis are acutely ill with poorer prognosis than those who do not have AKI. Initiating RRT can lead to worsened morbidity, extra suffering, and increased health care costs. We discuss the option of time limited trials (TLTs) of dialysis in this setting.

Keywords

acute kidney injury, dialysis, renal physicians