Evidence · Research paper
Prevalence and outcome of acute kidney injury, as defined by the new Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guideline, in very low birth weight infants.
- Acute kidney injury
- Medical
- Nursing
- Renal and metabolic
This paper is from 2017, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
Retrospective single-centre cohort of 293 very low birth weight infants assessing the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury using KDIGO criteria based on serum creatinine and urine output. AKI occurred more often in the smallest infants and was associated with high mortality, with necrotising enterocolitis the only independent associated risk factor after adjustment. Surviving affected infants had normal glomerular filtration rate at follow-up. Of interest to neonatal and paediatric intensive care staff managing renal dysfunction in preterm infants.
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