Hospitalised heat-related acute kidney injury in indoor and outdoor workers in the USA

Conclusions Workers were hospitalised with HR-AKI in diverse industries, including indoor facilities. Because of under-reporting and underascertainment, national surveillance databases underestimate the true burden of occupational HR-AKI. Clinicians should consider kidney risk from recurrent heat stress. Employers should provide interventions, such as comprehensive heat stress prevention programmes, that include acclimatisation protocols for new workers, to prevent HR-AKI.
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tags: Workplace Source Type: research