1. Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury
Paul M. Palevsky 
Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease 
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages (January 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Forrest plot of pooled odds ratios for mortality of studies comparing early to late initiation of renal replacement therapy published between 1985 and July Using a random effects model, the calculated pooled odds ratio is 0.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], ).
Reprinted with permission from Karvellas CJ, Farhat MR, Sajjad I, et al. A comparison of early versus late initiation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care 2011;15:R72.
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3. Figure 2
Forrest plot of pooled odds ratios for mortality from 9 randomized trials comparing intermittent renal replacement therapy (IRRT) to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Using a random effects model, the calculated pooled odds ratio is 0.99 (95% confidence interval [CI], ).
Reprinted with permission from Bagshaw SM, Berthiaume LR, Delaney A, Bellomo R. Continuous versus intermittent renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis. Crit Care Med 2008;36:
Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease  , 76-84DOI: ( /j.ackd )
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