Acute Kidney Injury

AKI Subphenotypes Carry Different Risks for Major Adverse Kidney Events

Publish Date June 1, 2023

Identification of AKI subphenotypes and their pathogenesis may lead to individualized therapies to prevent adverse kidney events.

Novel Risk Tool IDs Those at Risk for Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury

Publish Date April 19, 2023

Higher risk following elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seen for patients with decreased renal function, women, and aneurysm >6.9 cm

CKD Increases Odds of AKI Requiring Dialysis in Inpatients With Pneumonia

Publish Date April 14, 2023

The rate of AKI requiring dialysis among patients hospitalized with pneumonia was 2.5% for those with CKD compared with 0.03% for those without CKD.

Surgery for Renal Masses Ups Risk for AKI, Clinically Significant CKD

Publish Date March 27, 2023

CKD risk is increased 3.9-fold for patients who undergo radical vs partial nephrectomy.

Aortic Calcification Ups Risk for Acute Kidney Injury After Radical Cystectomy

Publish Date March 13, 2023

Aortic calcification may lead to arterial degradation that increases the risk for acute kidney injury, according to investigators.

AKI Risk Lower With SGLT2 vs DPP4 Inhibitor in Type 2 Diabetes

Publish Date February 24, 2023

Despite a warning from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, studies have found that SGLT2 inhibitor use is not associated with an increased risk of AKI.

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy-Induced AKI Tied With Worse MIBC Outcomes

Publish Date February 21, 2023

Acute kidney injury frequently occurs during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Hyperlactatemia Ups Death Risk in Patients With CRRT-Treated AKI

Publish Date February 14, 2023

Serum lactate is a useful biomarker in risk stratification, according to investigators.

Non-Recovery of Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation Ups CKD Risk

Publish Date February 7, 2023

Acute kidney injury developed in 62% of patients who underwent liver transplantation.

RenalGuard Granted Breakthrough Designation for Cardiac Surgery-Related AKI

Publish Date January 31, 2023

AKI occurs in up to 30% of patients having cardiac surgery.