Objectives: To inform the pediatric intensivist of recent advancements in acute kidney injury
diagnosis and management. Data Sources: Studies were identified from MEDLINE (OVID) …

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 …

Background The epidemiologic characteristics of children and young adults with acute
kidney injury have been described in single-center and retrospective studies. We conducted …

Objectives: We describe the epidemiology, characteristics, risk factors, and incremental risks
associated with acute kidney injury in critically ill children at a population-level. Design …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has become one of the more common complications seen among
hospitalized children. The development of a consensus definition has helped refine the …

The development of recent standardized definitions of acute kidney injury (AKI) has allowed
us to begin understanding pediatric AKI epidemiology and risk factors and to stratify …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as the abrupt loss of kidney function that results in a
decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), retention of urea and other nitrogenous waste …

The objective of this study was to inform the pediatric nephrologists of recent advances in
acute kidney injury (AKI) epidemiology, pathophysiology, novel biomarkers, diagnostic tools …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common problem encountered in critically ill
children with an increasing incidence and evolving epidemiology. AKI carries a serious …

Data are lacking on the impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children admitted to an
intensive care unit. Schneider and colleagues have now performed a large-scale …