Consensus definitions have been reached for both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and these definitions are now routinely used in research and clinical …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common syndrome that is independently associated with
increased mortality. A standardized definition is important to facilitate clinical care and …

Purpose Current reports on acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) show
wide variation in occurrence rate and are limited by study biases such as use of incomplete …

Background Both balanced crystalloids and saline are used for intravenous fluid
administration in critically ill adults, but it is not known which results in better clinical …

Background Comparative clinical effects of balanced crystalloids and saline are uncertain,
particularly in noncritically ill patients cared for outside an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods …

Context Administration of traditional chloride-liberal intravenous fluids may precipitate acute
kidney injury (AKI). Objective To assess the association of a chloride-restrictive (vs chloride …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a widespread problem of epidemic status. Compelling evidence
indicates that the incidence of AKI is rapidly increasing, particularly among hospitalized …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and is associated with serious short-and long-term
complications. Early diagnosis and identification of the underlying aetiology are essential to …

Rationale: Little is known about how acute kidney injury (AKI) resolves, and whether
patterns of reversal of renal dysfunction differ among patients with respect to ultimate …

Severity of AKI is determined by the magnitude of increase in serum creatinine level or
decrease in urine output. However, patients manifesting both oliguria and azotemia and …