Access to Dialysis for Acute Kidney Injury in Low-Resource Settings

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is estimated to occur in approximately 13.3 million patients per year with an estimated mortality of 1.7 million. Approximately 85% of cases occur in low-resource settings where access to kidney replacement therapy (KRT) may be limited or nonexistent. The true extent of AKI, including access to KRT in developing countries, is largely unknown because appropriate systems are not in place to detect AKI or report it. Barriers to provision of KRT in low-resource settings revolve around systems management and funding, however, there also are region-specific issues.

Source: Seminars in Nephrology - February 22, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Brett Cullis, Viviane Calice da Silva, Mignon McCulloch, Ifeoma Ulasi, Eranga Wijewickrama, Arpana Iyengar Source Type: research