Acute Kidney Injury: Incidence, aetiology, management and outcome measures of a Samoan case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a major and under-recognised cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Low and middle-income countries bear the greatest burden of AKI (85%). There is currently no published literature on AKI from the Pacific Islands. The aim of the present study was to report the incidence, aetiology, management and outcomes measures of AKI from the tertiary referral hospital of Samoa.

Materials and methods

Single-centre prospective observational study. Participants were recruited by the lead investigator from the hospital patient information system. The inclusion criteria for participation was (1) adults (>18 years) admitted to general wards of Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) Hospital with a diagnosis of AKI between December 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020, a

SUBMITTER: Chadwick NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8850678 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature