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Joannidis and Forni Critical Care 2011,15:223 /content/15/3/223 REVIEW Clinical review: Timing of renal replacement therapy Michael Joannidis* and Lui G Forni 1 2 e cause of the acute kidney injury (AKI) necessitating Abstract RRTis also relevant e unconditional acceptance of Acute kidney injury is common in intensive care patients and continuous renal replacement therapy is the preferred treatment for this in most centres. Although these techniques have been adopted internationally, there remains signi?cant variation with regard to their