Obesity and recovery from acute kidney injury (Ob AKI): a prospective cohort feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To test the methodology of recruitment, retention and data completeness in a prospective cohort recruited after a hospitalised episode of acute kidney injury (AKI), to inform a future prospective cohort study examining the effect of obesity on AKI outcomes.

Design

Feasibility study.

Setting

Single centre, multi-site UK tertiary hospital.

Participants

101 participants (67M; 34F) with a median age of 64 (IQR 53-73) years, with and without obesity, recruited within 3 months of a hospitalised episode of AKI.

Outcome measures

Feasibility outcomes were recruitment (>15% meeting inclusion criteria recruited), participant retention at 6 and 12 months (≥80%) and completeness of data collection. Exploratory measures included recovery from AKI (regaining

SUBMITTER: MacLaughlin HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528015 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature