Acute Kidney Injury Is Associated with Increased Hospital Mortality after Stroke

Conclusions: AKI occurs frequently after stroke and is associated with increased hospital mortality. Additional studies are needed to establish if the association is causal and if measures to prevent AKI would result in decreased mortality.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 23, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Minesh Khatri, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Derk Adams, Kyra Becker, W.T. Longstreth, David L. Tirschwell Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research