Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in the intensive care unit with limited
therapeutic modalities. Although survival from isolated AKI has improved with recent …

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and often catastrophic complication
in hospitalized patients; however, the impact of AKI in surgical sepsis remains unknown. We …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common condition with significant associated morbidity and
mortality. Epidemiologic data suggest that a significant proportion of AKI cases is at least …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and sepsis carry consensus definitions. The simultaneous
presence of both identifies septic AKI. Septic AKI is the most common AKI syndrome in ICU …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in intensive care unit (ICU) and carries a high mortality
rate. Reliable and comparable data about the clinical spectrum of AKI is necessary for …

Severe sepsis is the trigger for the development of approximately 50% of cases of acute
kidney injury (AKI) among critically ill patients. 1 Even in patients with less severe infections …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of hospitalization and is associated with
an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and …

Objective: Acute kidney injury is common in critically ill patients and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Patients across the spectrum of critical illness have acute …

Background: Despite standardized definitions of acute kidney injury (AKI), there is wide
variation in the reported rates of AKI and hospital mortality for patients with AKI. Variation …

The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) has increased
during the past decade due to increased acuity as well as increased recognition. Early …