Role of renal sonography in the intensive care unit. Export

@article{citeulike:2193005, abstract = {PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the role of portable renal sonography in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of 402 ICU patients who underwent renal sonography. We recorded demographic data, underlying disease, type of ICU, renal function test results, etiology of renal failure, need for dialysis, and outcome for patients with acute renal failure (ARF). The indications for and results of sonography were analyzed. RESULTS: The most common indication for a renal sonographic examination was ARF (320/402, 79.6\%). Hydronephrosis was found in 5 patients with ARF. Chronic renal failure was confirmed by sonography in 40\% of the patients with an indeterminate cause of renal failure. In 33\% of cases of complicated urinary tract infections, sonography revealed abnormalities. Renal sonography was also useful for follow-up assessment of patients treated with percutaneous nephrostomy and patients with a history of renal tumor, hydronephrosis, adrenal tumor, hematuria of unknown cause, or fever of unknown origin. CONCLUSIONS: Since renal disease is common in the ICU, renal sonography is a convenient and useful diagnostic tool in this setting.}, address = {Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Shang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan.}, author = {Huang, S. W. and Lee, C. T. and Chen, C. H. and Chuang, C. H. and Chen, J. B.}, citeulike-article-id = {2193005}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcu.20087}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15674831}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15674831}, doi = {10.1002/jcu.20087}, issn = {0091-2751}, journal = {J Clin Ultrasound}, keywords = {ecografie\_renala}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {72--75}, posted-at = {2009-06-07 10:38:08}, priority = {2}, title = {Role of renal sonography in the intensive care unit.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcu.20087}, volume = {33}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2193005 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2193005 N2 - PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the role of portable renal sonography in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of 402 ICU patients who underwent renal sonography. We recorded demographic data, underlying disease, type of ICU, renal function test results, etiology of renal failure, need for dialysis, and outcome for patients with acute renal failure (ARF). The indications for and results of sonography were analyzed. RESULTS: The most common indication for a renal sonographic examination was ARF (320/402, 79.6%). Hydronephrosis was found in 5 patients with ARF. Chronic renal failure was confirmed by sonography in 40% of the patients with an indeterminate cause of renal failure. In 33% of cases of complicated urinary tract infections, sonography revealed abnormalities. Renal sonography was also useful for follow-up assessment of patients treated with percutaneous nephrostomy and patients with a history of renal tumor, hydronephrosis, adrenal tumor, hematuria of unknown cause, or fever of unknown origin. CONCLUSIONS: Since renal disease is common in the ICU, renal sonography is a convenient and useful diagnostic tool in this setting. IS - 2 JF - J Clin Ultrasound SN - 0091-2751 AD - Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Shang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan. EP - 75 TI - Role of renal sonography in the intensive care unit. VL - 33 SP - 72 KW - ecografie_renala AU - Huang, SW AU - Lee, CT AU - Chen, CH AU - Chuang, CH AU - Chen, JB PY - 2005/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcu.20087 ER -