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Acute renal failure

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Therapy

Resuscitate the patient a preferably using crystalloids. a

Why?

  • Colloids are not clearly better than crystalloids for resuscitating patients, and may well be harmful a

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors   C   Clase , CM   Ball
Reviewer   S   Hsu
CAT Writers   C   Clase , CM   Ball