Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · May 2017
Incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury by the pRIFLE criteria for children receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after heart surgery.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The RIFLE criteria demonstrate clinical relevance for diagnosing AKI and classifying its severity. ⋯ Single-center retrospective analysis and the small sample size limited the precision of our estimates in sub-populations.