Diuretic use, acute kidney injury, and premature infants: the call for evidence-based guidelines.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Segar, Jeffrey; Jetton, Jennifer G.
- Source
- Pediatric Nephrology. Dec2021, Vol. 36 Issue 12, p3807-3811. 5p.
- Subject
- *DIURETICS
*SERIAL publications
*EVIDENCE-based medicine
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*DRUG prescribing
*QUALITY assurance
*PHYSICIAN practice patterns
*ACUTE kidney failure
- Language
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
The article presents an editorial commentary on evidence-based guidelines on diuretic use, acute kidney injury, and premature infants. Topics include clinical guidelines for use or robust outcomes data shines a light on an important area for improvement in the care of this vulnerable population; and utilized the Pediatric Hospital Information System (PHIS) database to enlighten providers regarding the utilization of diuretics in preterm infants.