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ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS<br />
The Outcome of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive <strong>Care</strong><br />
Unit<br />
According to RIFLE: Model Application, Sensitivity and<br />
Predictability<br />
Nihal Y. Abosaif, MD, Yasser A. Tolba, FRCA, FCA-RCSI, Mike Heap, FRCA,<br />
Jean Russell, MScStat, and A. Meguid El Nahas, PhDAm<br />
J Kidney Dis 46:1038-1048.© 2005<br />
Conclusion:<br />
RIFLE classification can improve the ability of such older and established<br />
ICU scoring systems as APACHE II and SAPS II in predicting outcome of<br />
ICU patients with ARF