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We also examined potential effect modification by CKD status and furosemide dosage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective cohort study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were extracted from the MIMIC-IV database, a large publicly available critical care database.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 969 adult patients with SAKI requiring CRRT were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Intervention<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients were stratified based on pre-CRRT furosemide use (defined as administration within 72 hours prior to CRRT initiation). Propensity score matching (1:1) was applied to generate balanced cohorts (n\u2009=\u2009560).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec006\">\n                    <jats:title>Measurements<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Primary outcome: 28-day all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes: 7-day mortality, 90-day mortality, in-hospital mortality, and length of ICU and hospital stay. Multivariable Cox regression was used to adjust for potential confounders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec007\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the matched analysis, furosemide use was associated with significantly lower 28-day mortality (44.3% vs 58.6%; HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.46\u20130.73,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Consistent reductions were observed in 7-day mortality (HR 0.45), 90-day mortality (HR 0.59), and in-hospital mortality (HR 0.50; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Subgroup analyses showed greater benefit in non-chronic kidney disease patients (interaction p\u2009=\u20090.021) and with high-dose furosemide (&gt;90mg\/72h; HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.45\u20130.85). Sensitivity analyses in the full cohort confirmed robustness (HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.49\u20130.72). The use of furosemide is related to the prolongation of CRRT startup time (1.52 vs 1.46 days). However, furosemide use was associated with prolonged median ICU stay (9.3 vs 6.1 days) and hospital stay (20.8 vs 12.5 days).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec008\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that, in this selected cohort, pre-CRRT furosemide use was associated with lower mortality and does not appear to be associated with harm from delayed CRRT initiation. 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