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Robert A. Star

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  133
Citations -  27695

Robert A. Star is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acute kidney injury & Kidney disease. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 128 publications receiving 26078 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert A. Star include Kyoto University & Tufts University.

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K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification, and stratification

TL;DR: In the early 1990s, the National Kidney Foundation (K/DOQI) developed a set of clinical practice guidelines to define chronic kidney disease and to classify stages in the progression of kidney disease.
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K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for bone metabolism and disease in chronic kidney disease

Shaul G. Massry, +80 more
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Bone marrow stromal cells attenuate sepsis via prostaglandin E(2)-dependent reprogramming of host macrophages to increase their interleukin-10 production.

TL;DR: It is suggested that cultured, banked human BMSCs may be effective in treating sepsis in high-risk patient groups because they have been successfully given to humans and can easily be cultured and might be used without human leukocyte antigen matching.
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Intensity of renal support in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury

Paul M. Palevsky, +207 more
TL;DR: Intensive renal support in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury did not decrease mortality, improve recovery of kidney function, or reduce the rate of nonrenal organ failure as compared with less-intensive therapy.
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K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease

Andrew S. Levey, +84 more
TL;DR: The purpose of the Executive Summary is to provide a "stand-alone" summary of the background, scope, methods, and key recommendations, as well as the complete text of the guideline statements.