• Acute renal failure after antibiotic-impregnated bone cement treatment of an infected total knee arthroplasty 

      Dovas, S.; Liakopoulos, V.; Papatheodorou, L.; Chronopoulou, I.; Papavasiliou, V.; Atmatzidis, E.; Giannopoulou, M.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Simopoulou, T.; Karachalios, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2008)
      Antibiotic-impregnated cement is used frequently in revision procedures of infected total hip and knee arthroplasties. Local antibiotic treatment is as effective as the use of systemic antibiotics. The purpose of such ...
    • Acute renal failure in the elderly: particular characteristics 

      Musso, C. G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Ioannidis, I.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2006)
      Elderly individuals comprise the fastest growing patient population group and acute renal failure (ARF) is quite common among them, although exact numbers are not known. We reviewed the literature with regards to the ...
    • Acute Renal Failure: A Rare Presentation of Hypothyroidism 

      Liakopoulos, V.; Dovas, S.; Simopoulou, T.; Zarogiannis, S.; Giannopoulou, M.; Kourti, P.; Arampatzis, S.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2009)
      Thyroid hormones affect the function of almost every body organ, and thyroid dysfunction produces a wide range of metabolic disturbances. Severe hypothyroidism is associated with significant effects on the kidney. The ...