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Lead
Vanderbilt University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Adults ≥ 18 years of age admitted to the intensive care unit
New onset acute renal failure (ARF) or ARF superimposed on chronic kidney disease
ARF will be defined by a sustained (over 24 hours) increase in serum creatinine \> 0.5 mg/dl from baseline
Patients will be recruited for the study within 3-5 days following establishment of ARF
You may not be if
Institutionalized patient
Previous kidney transplant
Pregnancy
Unable to obtain consent from subject or legally recognized representative
ARF from urinary tract obstruction or a volume responsive pre-renal state.
Liver Failure
Recent cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Coagulopathy defined as: Platelets \< 50, PT \> 20, INR \> 2.0 if the patient requires the placement of an arterial or venous catheter; if the patient does not require the placement of an arterial or venous catheter for the study, coagulopathy will not be a basis for exclusion.
