Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common syndrome that is independently associated with
increased mortality. A standardized definition is important to facilitate clinical care and …

In May 2004, a new classification, the RIFLE (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function,
and End-stage kidney disease) classification, was proposed in order to define and stratify …

Organ dysfunction is a major concern in sepsis pathophysiology and contributes to its high
mortality rate. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been implicated in endothelial …

The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) has increased
during the past decade due to increased acuity as well as increased recognition. Early …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of critical illness with both
attributed morbidity and mortality at short-term and long-term. The incidence of AKI reported …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to characterize factors and outcomes associated with
postoperative acute kidney injury in infants undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: We …

Objective Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with significantly increased morbidity and
mortality. To provide a uniformly accepted definition, the RIFLE classification was introduced …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients undergoing major abdominal
surgery. Various recent studies using modern standardized classifications for AKI reported a …

Abstract Introduction In adults, small (< 50%) serum creatinine (SCr) increases predict
mortality. It is unclear whether different baseline serum creatinine (bSCr) estimation methods …

Abstract Introduction Recently, the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)
proposed a new definition and classification of acute kidney injury (AKI) on the basis of the …