Acute Kidney Injury

Study: COVID-19 May Not Result in Acute Kidney Injury

Publish Date April 2, 2020

In a study of Chinese COVID-19 patients, no patient experienced acute kidney injury.

Post-AKI Proteinuria Prognostic for Kidney Disease Progression

Publish Date January 29, 2020

New study findings suggest the need for more widespread and routine quantification of proteinuria after hospitalization for acute kidney injury.

Acute Kidney Injury Tied to High suPAR

Publish Date January 29, 2020

In a study, AKI risk was 3- to 4-fold higher among patients with the highest vs lowest suPAR levels.

RAASi, Diuretic Use Ups Acute Kidney Injury Risk

Publish Date January 13, 2020

Clinicians should weigh the benefits and risks of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system inhibitors and diuretics, according to investigators.

Greater Use of Deceased Donor AKI Kidneys Urged

Publish Date January 10, 2020

A large study found similar graft survival rates between deceased donor kidneys with and without acute kidney injury.

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury With SGLT2 Inhibitors Investigated

Publish Date January 9, 2020

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) do not appear to increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), according to the findings of a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis. To evaluate the risk of AKI with these agents, study authors reviewed literature analyzing the effect of SGLT2is on renal adverse events compared with placebo or other…

Preoperative ARB Use May Increase AKI Risk After Surgery

Publish Date November 8, 2019

Adult patients who used angiotensin receptor blockers prior to surgery had significant 30% increased odds of acute kidney injury, an Icelandic study found.

Sepsis, Volume Overload Commonly Prompt CRRT

Publish Date November 8, 2019

In a study, 43.8% of hospitalized patients had sepsis and 48.8% had fluid overload requiring continuous renal replacement therapy.

Kidney Recovery Predictors in Dialysis-Requiring AKI Identified

Publish Date November 8, 2019

Younger age, female sex, and lower serum creatinine are among the variables most strongly associated with recovery of kidney function following initiation of outpatient hemodialysis for acute kidney injury, a study found.

Anemia Predicts Adverse Kidney Events in ICU, Cardiac Surgery Patients

Publish Date November 7, 2019

Low hemoglobin levels prior to cardiac surgery or admission to an intensive care unit increases the risk of major adverse kidney events within 7 days, a study found.