Assessing renal recovery after acute kidney injury in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to examine different acute kidney injury (AKI) recovery patterns in elderly patients and assess their association with long-term outcomes after AKI. This retrospective study included elderly patients admitted to the Chinese PLA General Hospital between 2007 and 2022. Early recovery was defined as renal function recovery documented a week after AKI diagnosis. Recovery of AKI was defined as being alive for over 7 days and when the patient's serum creatinine level returned to below 1.2 times, the baseline value for at least 2 days post-AKI. A total of 1395 elderly patients were enrolled for eventual analysis; their median age was 88 years. Using the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes stage, 51.7%, 25.9%, 22.4% were in stages 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Four patterns are observed

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12697270 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature