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Acute kidney injury is a common complication that adversely affects outcome in critically ill trauma patients. The kidneys regulate intravascular volume, osmolality, and acid-base and electrolyte balance, and excrete the end products of metabolism and drugs. Most of these functions depend on the kidney’s ability to filtrate sodium and water. This chapter describes how to monitor renal function and when to react to changes.
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Kølsen-Petersen, J.A. (2020). Renal Aspects. In: Sundstrøm, T., Grände, PO., Luoto, T., Rosenlund, C., Undén, J., Wester, K. (eds) Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39383-0_52
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