Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in the clinical emergency: A prospective cohort study at a high-complexity public university hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Southern Hemisphere countries have been underrepresented in epidemiological studies on acute kidney injury (AKI). The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency, risk factors, and outcomes of AKI in adult hospitalized patients from the emergency department of a public high-complexity teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Observational and prospective study. AKI was defined by the KDIGO guidelines (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) using only serum creatinine. Among the 731 patients studied (age: median 61 years, IQR 47-72 years; 55% male), 48% had hypertension and 28% had diabetes as comorbidities. The frequency of AKI was 52.1% (25.9% community-based AKI [C-AKI] and 26.3% hospital-acquired AKI [H-AKI]). Dehydration, hypotension, and edema were found in

SUBMITTER: Azevedo FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376543 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature