Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates: Design of a Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects ~30% of hospitalized neonates. Critical to advancing our understanding of neonatal AKI is collaborative research among neonatologists and nephrologists. The Neonatal Kidney Collaborative (NKC) is an international, multidisciplinary group dedicated to investigating neonatal AKI. The AWAKEN study (Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney injury Epidemiology in Neonates) was designed to describe the epidemiology of neonatal AKI, validate the definition of neonatal AKI, identify primary risk factors for neonatal AKI, and investigate the contribution of fluid management to AKI events and short-term outcomes.

Methods and analysis

The NKC was established with at least one pediatric nephrologist and neonatologist from 24 institutions in 4 c

SUBMITTER: Jetton JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4950470 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature