Guideline · Consensus statement
Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in children: a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus conference.
- Acute kidney injury
- Medical
- Nursing
- Renal and metabolic
Summary
Consensus report from the 26th ADQI conference reviewing the epidemiology of acute kidney injury in neonates, children and young adults. It highlights the high prevalence of AKI among critically ill children and its association with greater morbidity and mortality, while identifying knowledge gaps in community-acquired AKI, non-critically ill cohorts and low- and middle-income settings. The authors call for biomarkers that identify injury rather than dysfunction alone, and for greater focus on longer-term functional and patient-centred outcomes. Relevant to PICU clinicians framing future prevention, therapeutic and quality improvement work in AKI.
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