Cross-sectional survey on adult acute kidney injury in Chinese ICU: the study protocol (CARE-AKI).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most serious syndromes in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and is a mysterious problem in clinical practice worldwide. Due to unknown aetiology and mechanism, awareness of AKI diagnosis and treatment in China varies, resulting in underestimated incidence and poor prognosis. To solve this problem, we design this national survey of AKI in adult ICUs. Various indexes are included and analysed to classify the epidemiology of adult AKI in Chinese ICUs, including AKI aetiology, risk factors, mortality, prognosis, therapeutic strategies and cognition of ICU medical staff.

Methods

A multicentre, cross-sectional survey, which will involve about 35 hospitals and 6147 patients from 23 provinces, 4 municipalities and 5 autonomous r

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009469 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature