Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of AKI among trauma patients in a tertiary hospital in south-east, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury is a preventable and treatable complication of trauma-related injuries associated with increased mortality. Data on the burden and predisposing factors to the development of AKI following trauma are lacking in our environment. This study aims to evaluate the incidence, predisposing risk factors, and short-term outcomes of AKI in trauma patients seen at the Accident and Emergency Unit of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Methods

The study was a hospital-based cohort study of trauma patients. Consenting patients presenting after a trauma-related event were enrolled. Socio-demographic data, the time of the incident, the time of presentation to the hospital, the nature and extent of injuries, and the treatment re

SUBMITTER: Udeze CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908019 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature