Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the leading cause of nephrology consultation and is associated
with high mortality rates. The primary causes of AKI include ischemia, hypoxia or …

Worldwide, acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with poor patient outcomes. Over the last
few years, collaborative efforts, enabled by a common definition of AKI, have provided a …

In response to the recently released 2012 KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global
Outcomes) clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury (AKI), the National Kidney …

Background Studies suggest an association between acute kidney injury (AKI) and long-
term risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), even following apparent renal recovery. Whether …

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 …

Acute renal failure (ARF), classically defined as an abrupt decrease in kidney function that
leads to accumulation of nitrogenous wastes such as blood urea nitrogen and creatinine, is …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and devastating medical condition, but no widely
accepted definition exists. A recent classification system by the Acute Dialysis Quality …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common condition with a high risk of death. The standard
metrics used to define and monitor the progression of AKI, such as serum creatinine and …

The diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is usually based on changes in serum creatinine,
but such measurements are a poor marker of acute deterioration in kidney function. We …

Objectives: To apply the RIFLE criteria “risk,”“injury,” and “failure” for severity of acute kidney
injury to patients admitted to the intensive care unit and to evaluate the significance of other …