Background Organ failure, including acute kidney injury (AKI), is the third leading cause of
death after bleeding and brain injury in trauma patients. We sought to assess the …

Introduction In this study, we aimed to assess the association between acute kidney injury
(AKI) and mortality in critically ill patients using an original competing risks approach …

Introduction We conducted a study to evaluate the incidence, risk factors and outcomes
associated with early acute kidney injury (AKI) in sepsis. Methods The study was a …

Introduction There is limited information on whether the incidence of acute kidney injury
(AKI) in critically ill patients has changed over time and there is controversy on whether its …

Introduction The RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss of kidney function, and end-stage renal
failure) classification for acute kidney injury (AKI) was recently modified by the Acute Kidney …

Introduction Serum creatinine concentration (sCr) is the marker used for diagnosing and
staging acute kidney injury (AKI) in the RIFLE and AKIN classification systems, but is …

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and determinants of AKI in a
large cohort of cardiac arrest patients. Methods We reviewed all patients admitted, for at …

Introduction The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with poor outcome.
The modified RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss of kidney function, and end-stage renal failure) …

Introduction Sepsis has been a factor of acute kidney injury (AKI); however, little is known
about dialysis-requiring AKI and the risk of severe sepsis after survival to discharge …

Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex disorder for which currently there is no
accepted definition. Having a uniform standard for diagnosing and classifying AKI would …