Acute Kidney Injury Incidence in Noncritically Ill Hospitalized Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been characterized in high-risk pediatric hospital inpatients, in whom AKI is frequent and associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and length of stay. The incidence of AKI among patients not requiring intensive care is unknown.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting & participants

13,914 noncritical admissions during 2011 and 2012 at our tertiary referral pediatric hospital were evaluated. Patients younger than 28 days or older than 21 years of age or with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were excluded. Admissions with 2 or more serum creatinine measurements were evaluated.

Factors

Demographic features, laboratory measurements, medication exposures, and length of stay.

Outcome

AKI defined as increase

SUBMITTER: McGregor TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4769119 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature