Water, creatinine and sodium excretion following circulatory shock with renal failure

Effects of preoperative administration of carprofen on renal function and hemostasis in dogs undergoing surgery for fracture repair

“…These findings may have been attributable to trauma or hypovolemic shock. 22,39,40 The GFR values of all dogs were within the reference range on days 1 and 4, with no significant differences evident between the treatment groups. Thus, analysis of these results confirms that carprofen administered before surgery does not increase the risk of renal failure beyond those risks already associated with trauma, surgery, and anesthesia.…”

The FE_Na Test Is of No Prognostic Value in Acute Renal Failure

“…Also an earlier investigation, in agreement with ours, found that 72% of the patients with acute renal failure spontaneously recovered renal function although F E^ was 3.1 ±0.5% . Other recent care ful prospective studies of various parameters of renal func tion, such as creatinine and free water clearance and the FE^a, found that creatinine and free water clearances were useful in predicting the course of renal failure, but the FENa test was of little value [10][11]. Thus, the earlier enthusiasm for the FEns as a clinically useful guide no longer seems warranted.…”

Creatinine Clearance in Critically Ill Surgical Patients

“…The patients were in the following three groups: (1) patients with complicated postoperative cardiac or thoracic surgery (19 patients); (2) patients with severe sepsis with one or more organ system failure (65 patients); and (3) patients without sepsis but requiring intensive care for organ failure (47 patients).…”