articleJournal of the American Society of NephrologyFeb 21, 2007Closed access

Incidence and Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury

TATariq AliIKIzhar KhanWGWilliam G. SimpsonGPGordon PrescottJTJohn Townend

University of Aberdeen · Therapeutics Clinical Research · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Epidemiological studies of acute kidney injury (AKI) and acute-on-chronic renal failure (ACRF) are surprisingly sparse and confounded by differences in definition. Reported incidences vary, with few studies being population-based. Given this and our aging population, the incidence of AKI may be much higher than currently thought. We tested the hypothesis that the incidence is higher by including all patients with AKI (in a geographical population base of 523,390) regardless of whether they required renal replacement therapy irrespective of the hospital setting in which they were treated. We also tested the hypothesis that the Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, and End-Stage Kidney (RIFLE) classification predicts…

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  • Rifle
  • Medicine
  • Acute kidney injury
  • Renal replacement therapy
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Renal function
  • Population
  • Epidemiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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