Acute Kidney Injury

Do changes in UPCR during severe AKI episodes affect how serum creatinine levels change at the time of sample collection?

The American Society of Nephrology published guidance for outpatient management of patients with dialysis-requiring AKI.

A study examined optimal thresholds for defining and staging AKI in neonates and young children compared with KDIGO criteria.

Researchers studied variation in AKI incidence with IV antihypertensive treatment after severe hypertension.

Researchers studied the associations among patient characteristics, CKRT prescription, and survival in pediatric patients.

A study assessed acute kidney injury risk with PPI use in patients with cancer who received immune checkpoint inhibitors.

A trial studied the efficacy of extracorporeal blood purification in reducing cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury.

A study examined the associations of systolic blood pressure with mortality and hospital readmission post-AKI.

A partnership will put penKid assays in more labs for timely and precise kidney health assessment in critical care settings.

Researchers studied predictors of acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality in a population of US veterans with COVID-19.

The JuxtaFlow RAD has shown potential to protect patients from AKI after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Patients who experienced an acute kidney injury had a greater risk of being diagnosed with dementia after the AKI incident.

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