Acute kidney injury: Epidemiology, outcomes, complications, and therapeutic strategies

S Negi, D Koreeda, S Kobayashi, T Yano… - Seminars in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common serious complications for all hospital
admissions, with its incidence increasing among hospitalized patients, particularly those in …

The association between proton pump inhibitor use and the risk of adverse kidney outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Nochaiwong, C Ruengorn, R Awiphan… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Existing epidemiological studies illustrate that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
may be related to adverse kidney outcomes. To date, no comprehensive meta-analysis has …

Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use with outcomes after acute kidney injury

S Brar, F Ye, MT James, B Hemmelgarn… - JAMA internal …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) are at an increased long-term risk of
death. Effective strategies that improve long-term outcomes in patients with AKI are …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic importance of duration of AKI: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Mehta, K Chauhan, A Patel, S Patel, R Pinotti… - BMC nephrology, 2018 - Springer
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI), as defined by peak increase in serum creatinine, is
independently associated with increased risk of mortality and length of stay. Studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Female sex reduces the risk of hospital-associated acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis

J Neugarten, L Golestaneh - BMC nephrology, 2018 - Springer
Background Female sex has been included as a risk factor in models developed to predict
the development of AKI. In addition, the commentary to the Kidney Disease Improving Global …

Acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease transition

M Fiorentino, G Grandaliano, L Gesualdo… - Acute Kidney Injury …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI), even if followed by renal recovery, is a risk factor for
the future development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease …

Acute kidney injury in sugarcane workers at risk for Mesoamerican nephropathy

J Kupferman, O Ramírez-Rubio, JJ Amador… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rationale & Objective Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN), a form of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) of unknown cause in Central America, affects young individuals working in physically …

Role of renin‐angiotensin system in acute kidney injury‐chronic kidney disease transition

YH Chou, TS Chu, SL Lin - Nephrology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Acute kidney injury (AKI) can increase the risk of developing incident chronic kidney disease
(CKD). The severity, frequency and duration of AKI are crucial predictors of poor renal …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of recurrent acute kidney injury on patient outcomes

E Rodríguez, C Arias-Cabrales, S Bermejo… - Kidney and Blood …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Recurrent acute kidney injury (AKI) is common among patients after a first
hospitalized AKI. However, little is known about the prognosis of recurrent AKI episodes in …

Comparison of acute kidney injury risk associated with vancomycin and concomitant piperacillin/tazobactam or cefepime in the intensive care unit

MS Buckley, NC Hartsock, AJ Berry, DS Bikin… - Journal of critical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate AKI incidence with concomitant
vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) compared to vancomycin and cefepime …