A real-world prospective study on dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current information about acute kidney injury (AKI) epidemiology in developing nations derives mainly from isolated centers, with few quality multicentric epidemiological studies. Our objective was to describe a large cohort of patients with dialysis-requiring AKI derived from ordinary clinical practice within a large metropolitan area of an emerging country, assessing the impact of age and several clinical predictors on patient survival across the spectrum of human life.

Methods

We analyzed registries drawn from 170 hospitals and medical facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in an eleven-year period (2002-2012). The study cohort was comprised of 17,158 pediatric and adult patients. Data were analyzed through hierarchical logistic regression models and mixed-effec

SUBMITTER: Gomes CLR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071163 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature