Automated, electronic alerts for acute kidney injury: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury often goes unrecognised in its early stages when effective treatment options might be available. We aimed to determine whether an automated electronic alert for acute kidney injury would reduce the severity of such injury and improve clinical outcomes in patients in hospital.

Methods

In this investigator-masked, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial, patients were recruited from the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Eligible participants were adults aged 18 years or older who were in hospital with stage 1 or greater acute kidney injury as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes creatinine-based criteria. Exclusion criteria were initial hospital creatinine 4·0 mg/dL (to convert to μmol/L, mult

SUBMITTER: Wilson FP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4475457 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature