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 Acute Kidney Injury

AKI Soon After Nephrectomy Rare, Study Finds

May 19, 2012

Acute kidney injury (AKI) rarely occurs in the immediate postoperative period following nephrectomy, according to a study presented at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
 

Fluid Overload in Burn Patients Affects Survival

May 13, 2012

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Fluid overload in adult burn patients is associated with increased mortality, data presented at the National Kidney Foundation 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings suggest.
 

CKD Elevates Risk of Post-Op AKI

May 12, 2012

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) before undergoing surgical procedures are at increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) post-operatively, researchers reported at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

Dipstick Test Can Predict AKI in Septic Patients

May 11, 2012

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—New-onset dipstick proteinuria may be a useful biomarker for predicting development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill septic patients, researchers reported at the National Kidney Foundation 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

Post-Angiography AKI May Deter Heart Drug Use

April 28, 2012

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND—Older patients who have coronary angiography and then experience acute kidney injury (AKI) are significantly less likely to receive cardiovascular medications than their counterparts who do not develop AKI, a new study shows.
 

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Arthroplasty May Promote Acute Kidney Injury

March 19, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO—New data document a strong association between the use of flucloxacillin with single-dose gentamicin in patients undergoing joint replacement surgery and the development of acute kidney injury (AKI).
 

Researchers: Monitor Pediatric AKI Patients for CKD

February 24, 2012

Pediatric patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for acute kidney injury (AKI) should be monitored regularly for long-term kidney damage, researchers concluded.
 

Biomarkers Identify Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Patients

February 20, 2012

In an international study of 1,635 emergency-department patients, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) was the most useful of five urinary biomarkers in predicting the severity and duration of acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time of hospital admission, with 81% specificity and 68% sensitivity at a cutoff of 104 ng/mL.
 

Kidney Donors Not at Higher Risk of Needing Acute Dialysis

February 09, 2012

Living kidney donors are at no higher risk for requiring acute dialysis than non-donors, according to a study conducted in Canada and the United States.
 

AKI Patients Require Strong Assessment to Prevent Protein-Energy Wasting

October 11, 2011

Recent reports have demonstrated a link between acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Individuals with AKI are more likely to have CKD and eventually progress to end-stage renal disease.
 

Proteins Found to ID Patients At High Risk of AKI

September 21, 2011

A study has have identified three proteins (urine interleukin-18, urine and plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin/NGAL) that may indicate which patients are at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
 

Predictors of AKI in Septic Shock Patients Identified

July 29, 2011

Delayed initiation of adequate antibiotic treatment and transfusion of blood products are among the risk factors associated with development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with septic shock, a study showed.
 

AKI Biomarker Could Save Money

July 19, 2011

Urine NGAL decreases the number of tests and shortens the time to treatment, investigators reported.
 

Post-MI AKI May Worsen Survival

May 19, 2011

VANCOUVER, B.C.—Patients who experience moderate or severe acute kidney injury (AKI) after suffering an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may have worse short- and mid-term survival than patients who not have AKI, data suggest.
 

NGAL May Help Detect Subclinical Acute Kidney Injury

May 02, 2011

A new multi-center study is suggesting that a kidney injury biomarker called NGAL can help detect subclinical acute kidney injury.
 

Elevated Potassium Raises Death Risk in Critically Ill Patients

April 29, 2011

LAS VEGAS—Even modest rises in serum potassium at critical care initiation is a significant predictor of all-cause mortality, according to findings presented here at the National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

Renal Recovery Linked to Pre-Dialysis Fluid Status

April 28, 2011

LAS VEGAS—Pre-dialysis fluid status predicts the likelihood of renal recovery in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT), researchers reported here at the National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

Acute Kidney Injury Criteria Predict Survival of Cirrhosis Patients

April 25, 2011

BERLIN—The Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria for acute renal failure (ARF) better predicted survival over a period of 90 days in a study of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis when compared with current criteria, according to a study presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.
 

Major Database May Underestimate AKI Prevalence

April 18, 2011

SAN DIEGO—A large surgical database may be missing many cases of acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a recent study.
 

Views Conflict on Benefits of Early RRT in AKI Patients

April 18, 2011

SAN DIEGO—Data conflict on whether early renal replacement therapy (RRT) results in better outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).
 

Gadolinium-Based Agents Safe for MRI Use

April 18, 2011

SAN DIEGO—Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using gadolinium-based contrast agents is safe in intensive care unit (ICU) patients at high risk for kidney injury, according to the results of a small retrospective study presented in poster format at the Society for Critical Care Medicine 2011 annual meeting.
 

Statin Use Before Surgery May Prevent Acute Kidney Injury

April 18, 2011

Taking a statin before undergoing major elective surgery may reduce potentially serious kidney complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (2011;22:939-946).
 

AKI Severity Predicts Progression to CKD

April 04, 2011

The severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) is a robust predictor of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a new study published online in Kidney International.
 

Strategies for Preventing Acute Kidney Injury

March 14, 2011

SAN DIEGO—The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is high and climbing, according to a presenter at the Society for Critical Care Medicine 2011 annual meeting.
 

Are All Acute Kidney Injuries "Acute on Chronic"?

March 14, 2011

Practicing nephrologists are frequently consulted to evaluate acute kidney injury (AKI) as inpatient cases.
 

Cytokine Found to Predict AKI Patient Outcomes

February 11, 2011

Osteopontin (OPN), a cytokine, may be a useful biomarker for predicting outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), researchers reported.
 

Lower-Dose CRRT May Cut AKI Mortality

February 07, 2011

SAN DIEGO—Lower-dose continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) may boost their likelihood of survival, according to a new study.
 

Urine Test May Help Thwart Acute Kidney Injury

January 04, 2011

The search for urinary markers for clinically silent acute kidney injury (AKI) appears to have advanced with the recent discovery of elevated levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1)
 

New Marker for Discovering Acute Kidney Injury Detected

December 27, 2010

Seattle researchers say they may have discovered a good new marker for detecting acute kidney injury. The discovery paves the way for a new urine test that could help delay or prevent kidney failure.
 

Clinicians React to FDA's Gadolinium Warnings

November 02, 2010

The rate at which patients with renal disease are undergoing magnetic resonance (MR) studies using gadolinium-based contrast agents decreased dramatically since 2006.
 
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