A prospective cohort study of acute kidney injury and kidney outcomes, cardiovascular events, and death.

ABSTRACT: Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been reported to be associated with excess risks of death, kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events although previous studies have important limitations. To further examine this, we prospectively studied adults from four clinical centers surviving three months and more after hospitalization with or without AKI who were matched on center, pre-admission CKD status, and an integrated priority score based on age, prior cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus, preadmission estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and treatment in the intensive care unit during the index hospitalization between December 2009-February 2015, with follow-up through November 2018. All participants had assessments of kidney function before (eGFR) and at three months an

SUBMITTER: Ikizler TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7374148 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature