Acute kidney injury (AKI) is now recognized as a heterogeneous syndrome that not only
affects acute morbidity and mortality, but also a patient's long-term prognosis. In this …

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

Importance In the last decade, new biomarkers for acute kidney injury (AKI) have been
identified and studied in clinical trials. Guidance is needed regarding how best to …

Postoperative acute kidney injury (PO-AKI) is a common complication of major surgery that
is strongly associated with short-term surgical complications and long-term adverse …

BACKGROUND: Prospective, single-center trials have shown that the implementation of the
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) recommendations in high-risk …

In 2012, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) published a guideline on the
classification and management of acute kidney injury (AKI). The guideline was derived from …

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is the most common clinically
important complication in adult patients undergoing open heart surgery, and is associated …

Background Multi-organ dysfunction in critical illness is common and frequently involves the
lungs and kidneys, often requiring organ support such as invasive mechanical ventilation …

Importance Increasing evidence indicates that acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs frequently in
children and young adults and is associated with poor short-term and long-term outcomes …

Despite advancements in standardizing the criteria for acute kidney injury (AKI), its definition
remains based on changes in serum creatinine and urinary output that do not specifically …