Dialysis Requiring Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Cerebrovascular Accident Hospitalizations [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
Incidence of AKI-D complicating hospitalizations with cerebrovascular accident continues to grow and is associated with increased mortality and adverse discharge. This highlights the need for early diagnosis, better risk stratification, and preparedness for need for complex long-term care in this vulnerable population.

Source: Stroke - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Nadkarni, G. N., Patel, A. A., Konstantinidis, I., Mahajan, A., Agarwal, S. K., Kamat, S., Annapureddy, N., Benjo, A., Thakar, C. V. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Acute Stroke Syndromes Clinical Sciences Source Type: research