Acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with nonmalignant pleural effusions: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonmalignant pleural effusion (NMPE) is common and remains a definite health care problem. Pleural effusion was supposed to be a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI). Incidence of AKI in NMPE patients and whether there is correlation between the size of effusions and AKI is unknown.

Objective

To assess the incidence of AKI in NMPE inpatients and its association with effusion size.

Study design and method

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of inpatients admitted to the Chinese PLA General Hospital with pleural effusion from 2018-2021. All patients with pleural effusions confirmed by chest radiography (CT or X-ray) were included, excluding patients with diagnosis of malignancy, chronic dialysis, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), community-acquired A

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10983765 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature