Acute kidney injury (AKI) complicates recovery from cardiac surgery in up to 30% of patients,
injures and impairs the function of the brain, lungs, and gut, and places patients at a 5-fold …

Background Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI).
Whether estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio …

Approximately 18% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery experience AKI (on the basis of
modern standardized definitions of AKI), and approximately 2%–6% will require …

Background. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill patients and is associated
with high morbidity and mortality. Early identification of high-risk patients provides an …

Background Robust estimates and sources of variation in risks of clinical outcomes for
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-associated acute kidney injury (AKI) are needed to inform …

Importance Effective treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI) is predicated on timely diagnosis;
however, the lag in the increase in serum creatinine levels after kidney injury may delay …

Rationale & Objective Risk prediction tools for assisting acute kidney injury (AKI)
management have focused on AKI onset but have infrequently addressed kidney recovery …

Background The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) during an intensive care unit
(ICU) admission is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Methods Our objective …

Objective Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of cardiac surgery with
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nitric …

Background New renal biomarkers measured in urine promise to increase specificity for risk
stratification and early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) but concomitantly may be …