Validation of the KDIGO acute kidney injury criteria in a pediatric critical care population

Conclusions Using the KDIGO criteria to define AKI, we observed a high prevalence of AKI among critically ill children. Worsening stages of AKI were associated with increased ICU LOS, and AKI was independently associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and increased mortality. The KDIGO criteria describe clinically relevant AKI in a broad pediatric critical care population.

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Source: Intensive Care Medicine - September 26, 2014 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research