Acute Kidney Injury in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Transplant Recipients

The reported incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) varies from 10 to 73%. The association between GVHD, calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and risk for kidney injury remains controversial. We sought to describe the incidence of AKI and identify modifiable risk factors in large cohort of patients undergoing allo-HCT in our institution.

Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - January 24, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Matthew Abramson, Victoria Gutgarts, Junting Zheng, Josel D. Ruiz, Molly A. Maloy, Edgar A. Jaimes, Michael Scordo, Insara Jaffer Sathick Tags: 190 Source Type: research