Acute kidney injury in critical ill patients affected by influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little information exists about the impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients with the pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, observational, multicenter study in 148 Spanish intensive care units (ICUs). Patients with chronic renal failure were excluded. AKI was defined according to Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria.

Results

A total of 661 patients were analyzed. One hundred eighteen (17.7%) patients developed AKI; of these, 37 (31.4%) of the patients with AKI were classified as AKI I, 15 (12.7%) were classified as AKI II and 66 (55.9%) were classified as AKI III, among the latter of whom 50 (75.7%) required continuous renal replacement therapy. Patients with AKI had a higher Acu

SUBMITTER: Martin-Loeches I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3221999 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature