Computed tomography-defined abdominal adiposity is associated with acute kidney injury in critically ill trauma patients*.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Higher body mass index is associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury after major trauma. Since body mass index is nonspecific, reflecting lean, fluid, and adipose mass, we evaluated the use of CT to determine if abdominal adiposity underlies the body mass index-acute kidney injury association.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Level I Trauma Center of a university hospital.

Patients

Patients older than 13 years with an Injury Severity Score greater than or equal to 16 admitted to the trauma ICU were followed for development of acute kidney injury over 5 days. Those with isolated severe head injury or on chronic dialysis were excluded.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Clinical, anthropometric, and demog

SUBMITTER: Shashaty MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4230013 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature