We reviewed reported survival and neurological outcomes, and predictors of these
outcomes for pediatric cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) leads to high rates of morbidity and independently increases
mortality risk. Therapy for AKI is likely limited by the inability to reliably diagnose AKI in its …

Objectives: The prevalence of septic acute kidney injury and impact on functional status of
PICU survivors are unknown. We used data from an international prospective severe sepsis …

Objectives: To determine whether Pediatric Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-Stage renal
disease (pRIFLE) criteria serve to characterize the pattern of acute kidney injury in critically …

Objective: To determine whether the progression and/or improvement of acute kidney injury
in critically ill children is associated with mortality. Design: Retrospective. Setting …

Design: Single-center retrospective chart review. Setting: A tertiary children's hospital.
Patients: A total of 92 patients receiving the arterial switch operation from 1997 to 2008 at …

Objective To determine the incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in
hospitalized patients. Design Prospective, observational. Setting Tertiary care center in …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence and significance of myocardial dysfunction in children
with septic shock. Study design Thirty patients with septic shock were evaluated by …

Ancient authors viewed the kidneys to be both the seats of reason and of discernment. 1 The
kidneys, later termed “reins” in the English vernacular, were also seen as a source of divine …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship of cardiac biomarkers with postoperative acute
kidney injury (AKI) among pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: Data …