The management of acute reversible intrinsic renal failure

Anæsthesia in Relation to Renal Disease [Abridged]

“…He may also become involved in the subsequent management, e.g. in traumatic or post-operative cases where further surgery is required; so it is desirable that he have a clear appreciation of current therapy including the relative roles of heemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and the importance of the experience of the renal failure group (Blagg 1967, Luke & Kennedy 1967. Dialysis is now such a routine procedure that, if surgical intervention is required when the renal shutdown is still present, it should never be withheld.…”