Background The modest decline in child mortality in Africa raises the question whether the
pattern of diseases associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in children in Nigeria has …

Aim To highlight the epidemiologic characteristics and therapeutic challenges of childhood
acute kidney injury (AKI) in Nigeria. Method A review of AKI publications on Nigerian …

A major hindrance in programs designed to reduce deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI) is
that the extent and nature of AKI are often unknown. This article reports the etiology, clinical …

Background Epidemiological data on paediatric acute kidney injury (AKI) in sub-Saharan
Africa are limited and largely retrospective. We performed a prospective study of AKI among …

Background: The reported prevalence rates and etiologies of acute kidney injury (AKI) are
quite variable in different regions of the world. The current study was planned to determine …

Objectives To determine the incidence, etiology, short term outcome and predictors of
mortality in hospitalized children aged 1 mo to 13 y with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Methods …

The conducted study aimed to determine the incidence and clinical profile of acute kidney
injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients using the AKI Network (AKIN) criteria. This prospective …

Background Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in
developing countries. Although continuous renal replacement therapy is gaining more …

Background We investigated prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) at hospitalization and
its association with in-hospital mortality among Ugandan children hospitalized with common …

Background: Although the term acute renal failure was replaced by acute kidney injury (AKI)
recently, there is a paucity of data on the incidence and profile of AKI in critically ill children …