A prospective study of clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute kidney injury in a tertiary care Centre

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem. We aim to evaluate the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of AKI episodes in our single centre. We prospectively identified 422 AKI and acute on chronic kidney disease episodes in 404 patients meeting KDIGO definitions using electronic...

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Published in:BMC nephrology 2019-07, Vol.20 (1), p.282-282, Article 282
Main Authors: Teo, Su Hooi, Lee, Kian-Guan, Koniman, Riece, Tng, Alvin Ren Kwang, Liew, Zhong Hong, Naing, Thin Thiri, Li, Huihua, Tan, Ru Yu, Tan, Han Khim, Choong, Hui Lin, Foo, W Y Marjorie, Kaushik, Manish
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acute kidney failure
Acute kidney injury
Causes of
Chronic kidney failure
Dialysis
Electronic records
Epidemiology
Etiology (Medicine)
Kidney diseases
Medical records
Medical research
Mortality
Necrosis
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
World health
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Summary:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem. We aim to evaluate the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of AKI episodes in our single centre. We prospectively identified 422 AKI and acute on chronic kidney disease episodes in 404 patients meeting KDIGO definitions using electronic medical records and clinical data from 15th July to 22nd October 2016, excluding patients with baseline estimated GFR (eGFR) of
ISSN:1471-2369
1471-2369
DOI:10.1186/s12882-019-1466-z