Acute kidney injury-incidence, prognostic factors, and outcome of patients in an Intensive Care Unit in a tertiary center: A prospective observational study
Conclusion: The incidence of AKI was 16.1% in critically ill patients. In patients with AKI, 39.1% patients required HD and 28 days mortality was 49.5%. The study also showed good univariate association of urine output criteria of RIFLE classification to the requirement of HD in AKI patients.
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sara KorulaSindhu BalakrishnanShyam SundarVergis PaulAnuroop Balagopal Source Type: research
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