Search Tag: acute kidney injury
COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury
2020 03 Jun
Incidence and risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients Recent reports from China, Italy, and the US indicate that there is a 25-37% incidence of AKI among critically ill COVID-19 patients (Singh 2020, Hirsch et al. 2020). In a study of 5449 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, AKI was observed primarily in patients with respiratory... Read more
Machine-Learning-Based Prediction Models for AKI
2019 23 Aug
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common occurrence for critically ill patients in the ICU, and its early diagnosis has proven to be challenging. The accuracy of the online, machine-learning-based prediction model, AKIpredictor , was analysed for its use in a clinical setting. The study, which took place over five ICUs in Belgium, compared the predictions... Read more
38th Vicenza Course on AKI & CRRT
2020 02 Nov
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS TO NOV 2-6TH AND CHANGED TO VIRTUAL MEETING Find IRRIV on Social Media Read more
The establishment and provision of an acute kidney injury service at a tertiary renal centre
2019 14 Mar
An overview of the acute kidney injury service launched at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The acute kidney injury service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was launched in October 2015. Key stakeholders were identified and included in the service development from the beginning and throughout which... Read more
AKI: long-term impact on mortality and renal function
2019 30 Jan
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as an abrupt loss in renal function and may be caused by a wide variety of clinical conditions. AKI is a frequent complication of hospitalisation and is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and mortality. Based on more recent studies, AKI is also... Read more
Study: Nitric oxide decreases renal failure after cardiac surgery
2018 20 Nov
Results of a phase IIb prospective randomised controlled trial Prevention of Renal Failure by Nitric Oxide in Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Bypass showed that nitric oxide (NO) administered during surgery and for 24 hours afterwards was safe, and postoperatively reduced the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), transition to stage 3 chronic kidney... Read more
AKI may indicate more serious systemic disease
2018 30 Jan
Most cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) represent a manifestation of a system-wide disease, which should be addressed in all patients with an elevated serum creatinine. "Acute kidney injury should most often be seen not as a primary disease entity but a marker of a potentially serious, underlying systemic disease; the kidney may be just an innocent... Read more
Urine Output Monitoring and Early AKI Detection
2017 29 May
Urine output (UO) is a vital sign for critically ill patients but standards for monitoring and reporting vary widely between ICUs. New research indicates that intensive monitoring of UO was associated with increased detection of moderate to severe acute kidney injury (AKI), reduced incidence of fluid overload and is independently associated with reduced... Read more