Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is common among acutely ill patients. The prognosis of AKI requiring Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is dismal, with short-term mortality rates often exceeding 50%. But even patients who do not have AKI, occasionally, require extracorporeal therapies, such as hepatic support, plasma exchange, and more recently, cytokine removal through adsorbents. As such, it is essential that practicing nephrologists are aware of new technologies and evidence to guide the care of these growing critically ill patient populations.
Critical Care Nephrology (CCN) is a new field in medicine that focuses on the issues related to the management and prevention of AKI and its associated consequences,
and the provision of renal (and multiorgan) replacement therapies. The aim of CCN is to provide integrated multidisciplinary care in the ICU with coordinated efforts
and dynamic monitoring of the patients.
The scope of this article collection will emphasize the developments of the last years, focusing on AKI epidemiology, early diagnosis and management including RRT decision making in the ICU, with the inclusion of specific topics most relevant to critical care nephrology, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, evolving concepts in fluid and shock management, and blood purification.
This collection is willing to accept the following types of manuscripts: original research (translational studies, clinical studies), systematic reviews, brief research reports, and meta-analyses.
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is common among acutely ill patients. The prognosis of AKI requiring Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is dismal, with short-term mortality rates often exceeding 50%. But even patients who do not have AKI, occasionally, require extracorporeal therapies, such as hepatic support, plasma exchange, and more recently, cytokine removal through adsorbents. As such, it is essential that practicing nephrologists are aware of new technologies and evidence to guide the care of these growing critically ill patient populations.
Critical Care Nephrology (CCN) is a new field in medicine that focuses on the issues related to the management and prevention of AKI and its associated consequences,
and the provision of renal (and multiorgan) replacement therapies. The aim of CCN is to provide integrated multidisciplinary care in the ICU with coordinated efforts
and dynamic monitoring of the patients.
The scope of this article collection will emphasize the developments of the last years, focusing on AKI epidemiology, early diagnosis and management including RRT decision making in the ICU, with the inclusion of specific topics most relevant to critical care nephrology, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, evolving concepts in fluid and shock management, and blood purification.
This collection is willing to accept the following types of manuscripts: original research (translational studies, clinical studies), systematic reviews, brief research reports, and meta-analyses.