Economic burden of in-hospital AKI: a one-year analysis of the nationwide French hospital discharge database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) incidence is increasing worldwide, data investigating its cost are lacking. This population-wide study aimed to describe the characteristics and costs of hospital stays with, and without AKI, and to estimate the AKI-associated increases in costs and length of stay (LOS) in three subgroups (major open visceral surgery (MOV), cardiovascular surgery with extracorporeal circulation (CVEC), and sepsis).

Methods

All hospital stays that occurred in France in 2018 were included. Stay and patient characteristics were collected in the French hospital discharge database and described. Medical conditions were identified using the 10^th International Classification of Diseases and the medical acts classification. In each subgroup, t

SUBMITTER: Monard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature