Acute Kidney Injury among Hospitalized Children in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

High-quality epidemiologic data on AKI in children are particularly lacking in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the epidemiology and clinical correlates of AKI among hospitalized children in China.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We performed a multicenter study, in a cohort of hospitalized children aged 1 month to 18 years, from 25 general and children's hospitals in China during 2013-2015. We obtained patient-level data from the electronic hospitalization information system and laboratory databases of all children who had at least two serum creatinine tests within any 7-day window during their first 30 days of hospitalization. We identified AKI events according to the creatinine criteria of Kidney Disease Improving Gl

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6302328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature