Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of critical illnesses and has a significant
impact on outcomes, including mortality and morbidities. Unfortunately, apart from …

Background: Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients
receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the incidence and impact of AKI …

Rationale & Objective Outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) and acute kidney injury (AKI) are not well understood. The goal of this study was …

Background: Understanding the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology
may be critical for health policies and public health responses. Recent studies have shown …

Purpose Muscle wasting is common amongst patients with persistent critical illness and
associated with increased urea production, but reduced creatinine production. We …

Background Sarcopenia is an important prognostic factor of lung cancer. The serum
creatinine/cystatin C ratio (CCR) and the sarcopenia index (SI, serum creatinine× cystatin C …

Background A male gender driven obesity paradox (improved survival for overweight/obese
patients compared to normal weight) was recently shown in melanoma in the context of …

Treating patients with COVID-19 is expensive, thus it is essential to identify factors on
admission associated with hospital length of stay (LOS) and provide a risk assessment for …

Background & aims Sarcopenia is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Serum creatinine/cystatin C (Cr/CysC) ratio has attracted attention as a …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents an enormous public health problem due to its
high prevalence, economic impact, and strong association with morbidity and mortality. 1–3 …