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Subsequent to heart surgery patients suffers acute renal failure, dialysis done breifly then low b.p occurs now dialys?

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Depends : Very low blood pressure sometimes hurts kidney function. The need for dialysis in the acute hospital setting is determined by complications of poor kidney function. Your physician can help explain this in the context of the specific patient.

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Answered 5/5/2014

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