Acute kidney injury in cats and dogs: A proportional meta-analysis of case series studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Risk of mortality in the setting of acute kidney injury (AKI) in cats and dogs remains unclear.

Objectives

To evaluate the incidence of mortality in cats and dogs with AKI based on etiology (i.e. infectious versus non-infectious; receiving dialysis versus conservative treatment).

Materials and methods

Ovid Medline, EMBASE, and LILACS were searched up to July 2016. Articles were deemed eligible if they were case series studies evaluating the incidence of all-cause mortality in cats and dogs with AKI, regardless of etiology or the nature of treatment.

Results

Eighteen case series involving 1,201animalsproved eligible. The pooled proportions for overall mortality were: cats53.1% [95% CI 0.475, 0.586; I2 = 11,9%, p = 0.3352]; dogs 45.0% [95% CI 0.33, 0

SUBMITTER: Legatti SAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5784898 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature