Executive summary Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major contributor to poor patient outcomes.
AKI occurs in about 13· 3 million people per year, 85% of whom live in the develo** world …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly prevalent in develo** and developed countries
and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Most etiologies of AKI can be …

Background Epidemiological data for acute kidney injury are scarce, especially in low-
income countries (LICs) and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to assess …

Background Access to diagnosis and dialysis for acute kidney injury can be life-saving, but
can be prohibitively expensive in low-income settings. The burden of acute kidney injury in …

Methods These guidelines have been developed under the auspices of the International
Society of Peritoneal Dialysis to help standardize practice, based on the available evidence …

Summary statements (1) Peritoneal dialysis (PD) should be considered a suitable modality
for treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI) in all settings (1B). Guideline 2: Access and fluid …

Results Of 982 citations, 24 studies (n= 1556 patients) were identified. The overall
methodological quality was low. Thirteen studies described patients (n= 597) treated with …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem in both developed and develo**
nations, negatively affecting patient morbidity and responsible for an estimated 1.4 million …

It is estimated that> 50% of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in low-resource
countries are unable to access dialysis. When hemodialysis is available, it often has high out …

Although in some parts of the world acute and chronic kidney diseases are preventable or
treatable disorders, in many other regions these diseases are left without any care. The …