Early initiation of dialysis: mortality and renal function recovery in acute kidney injury patients

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The decision of when to start dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) patients with overt uremia is strongly established, however, when blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels is 75 mg/dl in 63 patients (Group II). Hypervolemia and mortality were higher in Group I than in Group II (65.2% vs. 14.3% - p 60 years, peritoneal dialysis and BUN > 75 mg/dl at dialysis initiation were independently related with mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Lower mortality and higher renal function recovery rates were associated with early dialysis initiated at lower BUN leves in AKI patients.

Keywords

• diálise
• insuficiência renal
• lesão renal aguda
• mortalidade