Acute Kidney Injury: It's as easy as ABCDE.

ABSTRACT: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious problem which has been found to be poorly managed. Early recognition and action is critical in potentially slowing or reversing its course and facilitating timely referral to specialist services. In this quality improvement project, multidisciplinary education sessions and a simple 'ABCDE' checklist to aid AKI management were introduced in a district general hospital. The incidence of AKI (defined as 26umol/l rise in creatinine), its recognition and management were measured hospital wide. AKI recognition was improved by educating the entire multidisciplinary team to identify three key early warning signs: a rise in serum creatinine, urine output of <500mls in 24 hours and systolic blood pressure of <90mmHg. The 'ABCDE' checklist (Address drugs

SUBMITTER: Forde C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4652678 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature