Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) repair injured tissue in a paracrine
manner. To enhance their therapeutic properties, preconditioning with various factors has …

As with the rapid increase of the number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19
globally, there needs to be a major shift of the focus from rapid pathogen detection …

Administrative health care databases contain valuable patient information generated by
health care encounters. These “big data” repositories have been increasingly used in …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been extensively studied in hospital settings.
Limited data exist regarding outcomes for patients with outpatient AKI who are not …

Background: The facilitation of early recovery of acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important
step to improve outcome, particularly because of the limited therapeutic interventions …

Background This study aimed to determine the impact of preoperative exposure to
intravenous contrast for CT and the risk of developing postoperative acute kidney injury …

Disasters occur regularly, and frequently large numbers of patients treated with maintenance
dialysis or with the recent onset of acute kidney injury are put at risk owing to the lack of …

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects 20% of hospitalized patients and worsens
outcomes. To limit complications, post-discharge follow-up and kidney function testing are …

Tropical regions are currently facing a great challenge regarding very high prevalence of
chronic kidney disease (CKD). In recent years, a condition called chronic kidney disease of …

Background The early prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) can facilitate timely intervention
and prevent complications. We aimed to understand the predictive value of urinary liver-type …