Community-acquired acute kidney injury (AKI) in developing tropical countries is markedly
different from AKI in developed countries with a temperate climate, which exemplifies 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 …

Objective: To validate serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an early
biomarker for acute kidney injury in critically ill children with septic shock. Design …

The aim of this prospective, multicenter study was to define the etiology and clinical features
of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a pediatric patient cohort and to determine prognostic factors …

Objectives To determine the incidence, etiology, short term outcome and predictors of
mortality in hospitalized children aged 1 mo to 13 y with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Methods …

The recognition, diagnosis, and management of sepsis remain among the greatest
challenges in pediatric critical care medicine. Sepsis remains among the leading causes of …

The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill children varies among countries.
Here we used claims data from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance program from …

Background: Although the term acute renal failure was replaced by acute kidney injury (AKI)
recently, there is a paucity of data on the incidence and profile of AKI in critically ill children …

Asia, the largest continent in the world, is heterogeneous in the ethnic, socioeconomic, and
developmental status of its populations. A vast majority of it is poor with no adequate access …

Background We investigated prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) at hospitalization and
its association with in-hospital mortality among Ugandan children hospitalized with common …