ArticleCritical care (London, England)1997
The use of diuretics and dopamine in acute renal failure: a systematic review of the evidence.
Article in Critical care (London, England), 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acute kidney injury.BMJ clinical evidence · 2011Pooled it
- Acute renal failure.BMJ clinical evidence · 2008Pooled it
- Preventing pediatric acute kidney injury: is it even possible?Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
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- Renal endothelial dysfunction in acute kidney ischemia reperfusion injury.Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets · 2014Review
- Management of acute kidney injury.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2012Review
- Pathophysiology of acute kidney injury.Comprehensive Physiology · 2012Review
- Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: short- and long-term implications.Seminars in nephrology · 2011Review
- Renal dysfunction after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery- risk factors and preventive strategies.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2009Article
- Nephrotoxicity as a cause of acute kidney injury in children.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2008Review
- Potential interventions in sepsis-related acute kidney injury.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2008Review
- Acute renal failure in children: aetiology and management.Paediatric drugs · 2001Review
- An evaluation of pharmacological strategies for the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure.Drugs · 2000Review
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Authors and funding
1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of diuretics and dopamine for both the prevention and treatment of renal dysfunction in the acute care setting. STUDY IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION: Studies were identified via MEDLINE, and through bibliographies of primary and review articles. Articles were then screened by the author for studies addressing the use of diuretics or dopamine in the prevention and/or treatment of renal dysfunction. DATA ABSTRACTION AND LITERATURE APPRAISAL: From individual studies, data were abstracted regarding design features, population, intervention and outcomes. Studies were graded by levels according to their design.
resultsA total of 10 studies using diuretics and 30 involving dopamine were identified. Level I evidence exists against the use of diuretics for radiocontrast-induced acute tubular necrosis, and loop diuretics given after vascular surgery. There is level II evidence that diuretics do not improve outcome in patients with established acute renal failure. Level II evidence also exists against the use of dopamine in the prevention of acute tubular necrosis in multiple subsets of patients.
conclusionsRoutine use of diuretics or dopamine for the prevention of acute renal failure cannot be justified on the basis of available evidence.
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