Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children and Young Adults

Most children with serious acute illness do not have underlying chronic conditions. This prospective study involving patients in pediatric intensive care units showed that acute kidney injury is common and is associated with poor outcomes, including increased mortality. Epidemiologic studies involvi...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 376; no. 1; pp. 11 - 20
Main Authors:	Kaddourah, Ahmad, Basu, Rajit K, Bagshaw, Sean M, Goldstein, Stuart L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 05.01.2017
Subjects:	Acute Kidney Injury - complications Acute Kidney Injury - epidemiology Acute Kidney Injury - mortality Acute Kidney Injury - therapy Adolescent Adult Body weight Child Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Creatinine Creatinine - blood Critical care Critical Illness Death Epidemiology Female Humans Infant Intensive care units Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Kidney diseases Kidneys Length of Stay Male Mechanical ventilation Mortality Nephrology Pediatrics Prospective Studies Renal Replacement Therapy Respiration, Artificial Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Treatment Outcome Urine Young Adult Young adults North America
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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