The incidence, risk, presentation, pathophysiology, treatment, and effects of perioperative acute kidney injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Present clinical updates, current research findings, and consensus statements relevant to the care of the acute kidney injury (AKI) patient.

Principal findings

Acute kidney injury is one of the most frequent and debilitating complications of surgery and critical illness. Consensus criteria use serum creatinine and urine output measurements to diagnose AKI and allow for objective diagnosis and more accurate comparisons across populations. New serum and urine biomarkers may provide earlier evidence of AKI, but their clinical utility, while increasing, remains limited. Avoidance of nephrotoxins, intravascular fluid management, and maintenance of renal perfusion are the mainstays of preventive management and treatment of AKI. Optimal timing for the initiation of renal re

SUBMITTER: Billings FT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8088760 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature