Patients that require acute renal-replacement therapies (RRT) have a significant risk of mortality and long-term dialysis dependence, emphasizing the importance of appropriate patient selection. Despite the growing use of RRT in the cardiac intensive care unit, there are few resources for the cardiovascular specialist that integrate the epidemiology, diagnostic workup and medical management of AKI and CRS with an overview of indications, multidisciplinary team management and transition off of RRT.
Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC
CME Editor
Ragavendra R. Baliga, MD
Authors
Jacob C. Jentzer, MD
Michael A. Solomon, MD
Important Dates
Date of Release: August 24, 2020
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC/ECME Expiration: August 23, 2021