Acute kidney injury (AKI) has attracted considerable attention with the recognition that even
small changes in renal function may have profound effects on major outcomes, regardless of …

Over the past two decades, it has been progressively recognized that patients with acute
illnesses complicated by AKI have increased health care costs and are at higher risk for …

In March, the US Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion published data on trends in
hospitalizations for kidney disease from 1980 through 2005 (1). During this 25-year period …

For those of us who are practicing nephrolo-gists, acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most
common reason for in-hospital consultation requested by our non-nephrology colleagues …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is characterized by an acute decrease in renal function that can be
multifactorial in its origin and is associated with complex pathophysiological mechanisms. In …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is widely recognized as an important predictor of morbidity and
mortality and as an antecedent to chronic kidney disease (1). In the past 5 yr, there has been …

Acute kidney injury (AKI), closely related to increased mortality, involved 15–20% of
hospitalized patients with higher incidence, with about 50% in the intensive care unit …

Background. Patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU)
have extremely high rates of mortality and morbidity. The objectives of this study were to …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious and common complication with a reported incidence
varying from 19 to 70 per 1,000 hospitalized patients. Despite recent advances in clinical …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical syndrome, with an incidence of 20% among
patients admitted to hospital. It is frequently associated with other co-morbidities and …