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Background and objectivesOnly few smaller studies have examined if impaired kidney function increases the risk of acute kidney injury in patients with acute pyelonephritis. Therefore, we estimated 30-day risk of acute kidney injury by preadmission kidney
Henriette Vendelbo Graversen +3 more
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A new outlook towards kidney injuries [PDF]
Acute and chronic progression of injury to the kidney leads to the failure of the renal system and has become an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality.
Abhijeet Satwekar, Mahesh Satwekar
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Obesity, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality in Critical Illness [PDF]
Objectives: Although obesity is associated with risk for chronic kidney disease and improved survival, less is known about the associations of obesity with risk of acute kidney injury and post acute kidney injury mortality.
Celi, Leo Anthony G. +6 more
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Outcomes after angiography with sodium bicarbonate and acetylcysteine [PDF]
Background: Intravenous sodium bicarbonate and oral acetylcysteine are widely used to prevent acute kidney injury and associated adverse outcomes after angiography without definitive evidence of their efficacy.
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Phenotype standardization for drug-induced kidney disease. [PDF]
Drug-induced kidney disease is a frequent cause of renal dysfunction; however, there are no standards to identify and characterize the spectrum of these disorders.
Awdishu, Linda +8 more
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Background. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of decompensated cirrhosis with increased mortality. Traditional biomarkers such as serum creatinine are not sensitive for detecting injury without functional change.
Linda Awdishu +9 more
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Acute and chronic kidney disease in elderly patients with hip fracture: prevalence, risk factors and outcome with development and validation of a risk prediction model for acute kidney injury [PDF]
Background Hip fracture is a common injury in older people with a high rate of postoperative morbidity and mortality. This patient group is also at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), but little is known of the ...
A Ishani +53 more
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Predictive value of plasma cytokines for acute kidney injury following lung resection surgery: prospective observational study [PDF]
Background and objectives: Patients undergoing lung resection surgery are at risk of developing postoperative acute kidney injury. Determination of cytokine levels allows the detection of an early inflammatory response.
Cristina Monteserín Matesanz +8 more
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Climate change and the kidney [PDF]
The worldwide increase in temperature has resulted in a marked increase in heat waves (heat extremes) that carries a markedly increased risk for morbidity and mortality.
Butler-Dawson, Jaime +12 more
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The Effects of Baicalin on Myoglobinuric Acute Renal Failure in Rats
Background: Myoglobinuric acute kidney injury is a uremic syndrome that develops due to damage of skeletal muscle. Free radicals and nitric oxide play an important role in the pathogenesis of myoglobinuric acute kidney injury.
Özlem Yalçınkaya Yavuz1 +3 more
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